Rug-Hooked Tapestry of a Farm Scene

Item Details

A rug-hooked tapestry of an ovine farm scene. The work depicts three pigs in a paddock eating corn with a red barn and silo in the background. It is comprised of strips of woven wool fabric hooked into a woven yarn base. The edges are finished with a hand-sewn woven cotton biding. The piece is neither signed nor marked by the artist. A metal dowel has been inserted along the upper edge for hanging; a pocket for a dowel has also been sewn into the lower edge.

Condition

- some areas of wear on the binding; some areas of wool thread being pulled loose; loose weave in some areas.

Dimensions

Item #

17MOR063-064