Vintage Hooked Rug BB2039

A hooked tile area rug having alternating square and thinly-striped tiles with abstract floral spray tiles in a light palette of blues and pinks with minor black accents.

The arcana of doing domestic chores by our ancestors are very often shrouded in mystery because the chroniclers were not especially eager to describe mundane details of everyday life, at least not until the19th century. Finding evidence on the origins of hooked antique rugs nyc and round rag rugs presents certain difficulties not only because there are few written records, but also because they were not precious fabrics hung on walls, but utilitarian objects which were thrown out after being worn out. Nevertheless, rag rugs and hooked vintage style area rugs have been an important part of all households, wealthy and poor alike.