Research Catalog

Title

The big book of hooked rugs, 1950-1980s / Jessie A. Turbayne.

Author

Turbayne, Jessie A.

Publication

Atglen, PA : Schiffer Pub., c2005.

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Holdings

Details

Description

448 p. : col. ill.; 23 cm.

Subject

Rugs, Hooked > United States > History > 20th century

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [447]-448).

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Rug hooking: the pivotal years, 1950s-1980s -- Hooked rug pattern makers: a time line -- Setting up the show -- Floral designs: rectangular rugs -- Floral sprays -- Floral designs: ovals -- Floral designs: round -- Floral grid -- Floral study -- Leaves, needles, and mushrooms -- Floral folk art -- Tree of life -- Crewel designs -- Rosemaling -- Fruits and vegetables -- Oriental designs -- Geometric designs -- Butter mold patterns and quilt traditions -- Childhood themes -- Native American -- Christmas joy -- Religious themes -- Butterflies and bees -- Birds -- Patriotic eagles -- All creatures great and small -- Pictorials: rural life -- Covered bridges and woodlands -- Winter scenes -- A nostalgic look back at transportation -- Nautical themes -- Hooked reproductions: mimicking the masters -- Small hooked pieces.

ISBN

0764321986 (pbk.)

LCCN

^^2004023125

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library