Collectors are Hooked on Rugs

Homemade early American rugs were made from found or leftover materials, with typical patterns reflecting geometric, floral and animal themes. Pook & Pook Inc., of Downingtown, Pennsylvania, recently held an auction that included a number of 19th- and early 20th-century American-made rugs. A brown, rectangular, cotton, early 19th-century shirred rug, decorated with potted flowers, floral […]