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Narrative comes stitched, not painted, in this 20th-century American folk art hooked rug—an image built loop by loop with clarity …
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Narrative comes stitched, not painted, in this 20th-century American folk art hooked rug—an image built loop by loop with clarity and conviction. Two white draft horses stand in profile, facing one another, their black blinders intact—a nod to labor, to utility, to lives shaped by work as much as by landscape. Between them, a tree of life rises, steady and central, while six white doves animate the scene—some grounded below, others caught mid-flight above, lending the composition a sense of movement and breath.
The background is no afterthought. Its patchwork of beige, tan, gray, and black reads as an aerial view of farmland—fields divided, cultivated, and reimagined in wool. It’s deliberate, graphic, and deeply tied to place.
We’ve had the piece custom mounted on a linen-wrapped stretcher, elevating it from floor to wall—preserved, considered, and ready to hold its own as a work of art.
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- Dimensions
- 72ʺW × 1.5ʺD × 27ʺH
- Period
- Mid 20th Century
- Country of Origin
- United States
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Wool
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Dove Gray
- Condition Notes
- Wear commensurate with age and use. Wear commensurate with age and use. less
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