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Revision as of 15:21, 18 December 2009
The American rug industry began in the later half of the 19th century. Although Americans had been importing European rugs via England sine the colonists landed in Massachusetts, tariffs after the Revolutionary War diminished the importation business. Replacing English importations were American manufactories established in southern New England.
The history of rugs in America is extensive; however, today hooked rugs and Navajo rugs are synonymous with American rug design. Settlers who were working with limited resources developed hooked rugs in the 1600s. The rugs continued to be popular through the 1800s. The design motifs on early American hooked rugs varied, consisting predominantly of geometric patterns, floral designs, landscapes, seascapes and animals. No matter what the motif, hooked rugs displayed a great sense of individual expression.
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American Hooked Rug from the early 1900s
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American Hooked Rug
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American Hooked Rug
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Antique Navajo Rug
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American Machine-made Serapi design carpet
References
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- Neff, Ivan C. and Carol V. Maggs. Dictionary of Oriental Rugs. London: AD. Donker LTD, 1977. ISBN: 13: 9780949937353
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- Dimand, M.S. “Two Fifteenth Century Hispano-Moresque Rugs.” 1964.[http:www.jstor.org/pss/3258226].
- Sherrill, Sarah B."Carpets and Rugs of Europe and America."New York: Abbeville Press, 1996. ISBN: 978-1-55859-383-1
- Black, David. "The Atlas of Rugs and Carpets."London:Tiger Books, 1996. ISBN: 1-85501-500-5
- Ford, P.R.J. "Oriental Carpet Design."Thames and Hudson, London.1989. ISBN: 0-500-27664-1