Vintage (1950s) Primitive Mennonite Hand-Hooked Pictorial Rug by Alice Petersheim.
Beautiful Example. Crafted with yarn looped tightly onto a traditional jute burlap backing. Unique three-tiered panel composition split by horizontal bands. Top Panel : A facing pair of white swans glides on soft blue water against a backdrop of vivid green lily pads or palm leaves. Vintage Mennonite Primitive folk art hand-hooked sampler rug. Crafted using hand-cut strips of wool fabric pulled through a loose burlap foundation.
Excellent Vintage Condition. Miss Alice Petersheim (1892-1971) from Morgantown, Pennsylvania created rugs from the 1920s through the 1960s. She was featured in National Geographic for her hooked rugs. Miss Alice was a Mennonite woman who adopted orphan children and raised them. This rug is from her son Allen's collection - Wenrich Collection. Acquired in as-is condition in Pennsylvania.
Measurements : 30.5" x 23"
Price Includes Shipping.
Vintage (1950s) Primitive Mennonite Hand-Hooked Pictorial Rug by Alice Petersheim.
Beautiful Example. Crafted with yarn looped tightly onto a traditional jute burlap backing. Unique three-tiered panel composition split by horizontal bands. Top Panel : A facing pair of white swans glides on soft blue water against a backdrop of vivid green lily pads or palm leaves. Vintage Mennonite Primitive folk art hand-hooked sampler rug. Crafted using hand-cut strips of wool fabric pulled through a loose burlap foundation.
Excellent Vintage Condition. Miss Alice Petersheim (1892-1971) from Morgantown, Pennsylvania created rugs from the 1920s through the 1960s. She was featured in National Geographic for her hooked rugs. Miss Alice was a Mennonite woman who adopted orphan children and raised them. This rug is from her son Allen's collection - Wenrich Collection. Acquired in as-is condition in Pennsylvania.
Measurements : 30.5" x 23"
Price Includes Shipping.
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