The craft of hooked rugs allegedly originated in Maine, and a record paid at auc

Authors

Sarah Cumming Cecil

Source

Portland Monthly

Date

1-1-2008

Additional Date Information

Winterguide 2008

Pages

60-61

Abstract

The craft of hooked rugs allegedly originated in Maine, and a record paid at auction for a hooked rug is held by Northeast Auctions in Portsmouth, where in 2004, a dealer paid $79,500 for one. In the 1860s, Edward Sands Frost of Biddeford introduced pre-printed hooked-rug patterns on burlap, many of which survive today.

Subjects

Rugs, Rugs, hooked, Auctions

Recommended Citation

Cecil, Sarah Cumming, "The craft of hooked rugs allegedly originated in Maine, and a record paid at auc" (2008). Maine News Index – Portland Monthly. 1416.
https://digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com/news_portmonthly/1416