Sweet and Cheerful, Very Folky Hand Hooked Rug mid-century snapshot Then I turned it the

Then I turned it the right way up to find this very sober looking

spectator pumps

It could also be hung directly from a hook

a version of which is featured in the collection of the Smithsonian Museum

I'd never seen one of these before

Sweet and Cheerful, Very Folky Hand Hooked Rug mid-century snapshot Then I turned it theI haven't much delved into world of hooked rugs, though I very often admire them. Two today, though the other antique, text based, and really quite a thing, but this one charmed me like a kid's crayon drawing: naive and improvisatory feeling, and a very homey one to come home to. I especially love all those kind of random bits of brown and black white fabric, together making the center area feel rather like a walled garden, with one bright pink rose