Fabulous Old Checkerboard Folk Art Hooked Rug, 29 x 48 Inches curious book There are a few small

There are a few small dents in the brass

I don't know a thing about the origins of this carved sculpture (which I don't think photos quite do justice)

with a gold grip around the handle

which had become popular in both Europe and the U

And then too there were multiple generations of Dummers who had their hands in all of this

Fabulous Old Checkerboard Folk Art Hooked Rug, 29 x 48 Inches curious book There are a few smallThe more I'm out looking at things, the more the fields of things attracting me grows. Hooked rugs are not something Ive dipped into much, in part because the very singular ones I really fall in love with tend to be well beyond my reach. But then theres one like this, just all about color and pattern and labor, satisfying to my eye like building blocks and color charts, and tactile to boot. I of course also love it for its moments of disruption and