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These rugs have been hooked by hand in the traditional manner using a simple wooden-handled hook. They are made of strong 3-ply rug wool yarn that is pulled up loop-by-loop through a foundation of linen. Many of the yarns have been hand-dyed.
The patterns for these rugs have been inspired and created from ethnic floral designs and old textiles. They honor the artistic life and tradition of a variety of countries. In this way, they bring us closer to other cultures and times.
Prices are listed next to the rugs that are for sale. Trace patterns are also available for many rugs. Please contact Margaret Arraj.
Turkish Tiles
Size: 27" by 53"
Source: Iznik tile c. 1575
$ 1400
Remembering Minnie Light
Size: 19.5" by 37"
Source: a Waldoboro rug design by Minnie Light, c. 1880
$ 700
Saffron Flowers
Size: 31" by 45.5"
Source: adapted from a William Morris rug design
$ 1400
Navajo Rug
Size: 28" by 55"
Source: adapted from a Navajo design
$ 1400
Cat on Kilim
Size: 19" by 28"
Source: original art of Muffin (Brella) the Cat
by Maura Arraj and a Turkish kilim design
private collection
The Ocean
Size: 26" by 57"
Source: Asiatic water design
$ 1600
Maggie's Primitive
Size: 30.5" by 48"
Source: inspired by two antique American primitive hooked rugs
$ 1200
Hopwood's Birds
Size: 26" by 57"
Source: an Art Nouveau design by E.A. Hopwood, late 1800's
$ 2050
A Glint of Klimt
Size: 30" by 41.5"
Source: Inspired by the art of Gustav Klimt, c. 1907
$ 1400
Antique Red
Size: 31.5" by 36.5"
Source: adapted from an antique American hooked rug
$ 1100
Turkish Delight II
Size: 30.5" by 36.5"
Source: adapted from a Turkish caftan textile, Ottoman period
$ 1100
Uzbek Sunflower
Size: 27.5" by 44"
Source: Central Asian embroidery 17th-18th century
$ 900
Peacock Prison Rug
Size: 32" by 38"
Source: Peacock dhurrie made by
prisoners in India, c. 1880
$ 1400
The
Tulip Basket
Size: 32" by 38"
Source: an antique American applique quilt
$ 1400
Size: 32" by 38"
Source: an antique American applique quilt
$ 1400
Korean
Altar Stone
Size: 30" by 40"
Source: altar floor tile, Korea, 7th-8th century
$ 1200
The
Caliph's Caftan
Size: 34" by 44"
Source: hatayi (stylized leaves and elaborate flowers)
from a silk caftan, Topkapi Museum, Turkey
$ 2200
Size: 34" by 44"
Source: hatayi (stylized leaves and elaborate flowers)
from a silk caftan, Topkapi Museum, Turkey
$ 2200
Petals
and Plummage
Size: 26" by 60"
Source: 17th century textile of India
$ 1800
Size: 26" by 60"
Source: 17th century textile of India
$ 1800
Miriam's
Bird Tree
Size: 26.5" by 64"
Source: a weaving by Miriam Hermina, Ramses Wissa Wassef
Art Center, Giza, Egypt
$ 1800
Size: 26.5" by 64"
Source: a weaving by Miriam Hermina, Ramses Wissa Wassef
Art Center, Giza, Egypt
$ 1800
Chinese
Peony
Size: 30" by 45.5"
Source: adapted from an antique Chinese rug
private collection
Size: 30" by 45.5"
Source: adapted from an antique Chinese rug
private collection
My
Goats
Size: 30" by 42"
Source: Antique letter pouch
(Chinese, Qing Dynasty 1644-1911)
$ 1200
Size: 30" by 42"
Source: Antique letter pouch
(Chinese, Qing Dynasty 1644-1911)
$ 1200
Summer Sun
Size: 32.5" by 47"
Source: 18th century early American embroidered tablecloth
private collection
Chinese Tapestry I
Size: 31" by 49.5"
Source: Chinese Kesi wrapper
for a painting by Guo Xi, c. 1020 - c. 1090, silk
$ 1400
The Pomegranate Tree and the Sea
Size: 28" by 48"
Source: Two Chinese rugs
$ 1050
Silverscape II
Size: 33" by 63"
Source: right door panel, First National Bank,
1 King St, Northampton, MA 1928
$ 3200
Hammersmith
Size: 30" by 57"
Source: adapted from a William Morris Hammersmith carpet
late 19th century
Size: 30" by 57"
$ 1200
Crazy Fans
Size: 31" by 49"
Source: a quilt, c. 1880 Grandmother's Fan
private collection
Medieval Foliage
Size: 24" by 70"
Size: Devonshire hunting tapestry:
The Boar and Bear Hunt, 15th century
$ 1800
Turkish Delight
Size: 32" by 49"
Source: Ottoman embroidery,
Bath wrap border, 18th century
private collection
Chinese Carpet
Size: 33" by 50"
Source: motifs from two Chinese carpets
19th century
$ 1200
Waterlilies
Size: 30" by 40"
Source: Art Nouveau floral design
$ 1100
The Egyptian Tree
Size: 30" by 68"
Source: motifs from a woven tapestry by Fayek Nicolas, 1958 (with permission)
Ramses Wissa Wassef Art Centre, Giza, Egypt
private collection
Mango Prison Rug
Size: 35" by 51"
Source: motifs inspired by a handwoven Indian dhurrie
made by prisoners in Ahmenabad c. 1900
$ 1800
Art Nouveau Tulips
Size: 30.5" by 41"
Source: Silver Studio textile,
woven silk and wool double cloth, 1895-1900
$ 1100
Korean Cranes II
Size: 35" by 37"
Source: Rank badge, 1848 - 1888
Victoria and Albert Museum
private collection
Tibetan Peony and Lotus
Size: 29" by 53"
Source: an early 20th century
Tibetan village carpet design
private collection
Japanese Grapes
Size: 31" by 42"
Source: Buddhist priest's mantle, 19th century
$ 1200
Persian Peace Garden
Size: 43" by 62"
Source: prayer cloth of Shah Abbas
Isfahan (Iran), 17th century
$ 2800
Okinawan Flowers
Size: 30" by 32"
Source: Hemp carrying cloth
Okinawa Prefectural Museum
private collection
Chinese Pomegranate
Size: 28.5" by 48"
Source: Chinese Turkestan, 1700's
Metropolitan Museum of Art
private collection
Antique Vine
Size: 30" by 57"
Source: shirred rug prior to 1850, Sturbridge, MA
private collection
Korean Cranes
Size: 35" by 37"
Source: Rank Badge, 1848-1888
Victoria and Albert Museum
$ 1200
India Flora
Size: 31" by 42"
Source: Indian inspired block print, 1807
$ 1050
Greek Cocherel
Size: 28" by 36"
Source: embroidery, Isle of Skros, Greece
popular symbol representing its anarchic spirit
private collection
Turkish Trousers
Size: 29" by 45"
Source: fragment of silk embroidered woman's
trousering, Turkish, 18th century
private collection
Persian Prayer Rug
Size: 32" by 46"
Source: embroidery design
Isfahan, Iran, 17th century
private collection
Caswell
Size: 25" by 45"
Source: motifs from the Caswell carpet, embroidered, 1835
private collection
Engish Vase
Size: 31" by 38"
Source: mid-18th century English
embroidered pole screen
Metropolitan Museum of Art
private collection
Winter to Spring
Size: 30" by 45"
Source: William Morris "Jasmine"
private collection
Isis
Size: 28" by 45"
Source: Art Nouveau wallpaper
C.F.A. Voysey, 1893
private collection
Japanese Chrysanthemums II
Size: 33" by 48"
Source: typical Japanese design
from historical ornament
private collection
Dove and Rose
Size: 31" by 44"
Source: William Morris
"Dove and Rose" tapestry, 1879
$ 800
Blue Stylized Flowers
Size: 29" by 49.5"
Source: Designs by Karl Placek, 1951
$ 400
Silverscape
Size: 32.5" by 62"
Source: right door panel, First National Bank
1 King St., Northampton, MA, 1928
private collection
Old Path, White Clouds
Size: 31" by 45"
Source: illustrations by Nguyen Thi Hop
in "Old Path, White Clouds"
by Thich Nhat Hanh (with permission)
$ 800
Islamic Tiles
Size: 33" by 48"
Source: Islamic Tiles
Shah Mosque, Iran
1611 (adaptation)
private collection
Tibetan Rug
Size: 31" by 49"
Source: "Designing with Pattern"
by Jan Messent (adapted)
private collection
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Size: 32.5" by 47"
Source: 18th century early American embroidered tablecloth
private collection
Chinese Tapestry I
Size: 31" by 49.5"
Source: Chinese Kesi wrapper
for a painting by Guo Xi, c. 1020 - c. 1090, silk
$ 1400
The Pomegranate Tree and the Sea
Size: 28" by 48"
Source: Two Chinese rugs
$ 1050
Silverscape II
Size: 33" by 63"
Source: right door panel, First National Bank,
1 King St, Northampton, MA 1928
$ 3200
Hammersmith
Size: 30" by 57"
Source: adapted from a William Morris Hammersmith carpet
late 19th century
Size: 30" by 57"
$ 1200
Crazy Fans
Size: 31" by 49"
Source: a quilt, c. 1880 Grandmother's Fan
private collection
Medieval Foliage
Size: 24" by 70"
Size: Devonshire hunting tapestry:
The Boar and Bear Hunt, 15th century
$ 1800
Turkish Delight
Size: 32" by 49"
Source: Ottoman embroidery,
Bath wrap border, 18th century
private collection
Chinese Carpet
Size: 33" by 50"
Source: motifs from two Chinese carpets
19th century
$ 1200
Waterlilies
Size: 30" by 40"
Source: Art Nouveau floral design
$ 1100
The Egyptian Tree
Size: 30" by 68"
Source: motifs from a woven tapestry by Fayek Nicolas, 1958 (with permission)
Ramses Wissa Wassef Art Centre, Giza, Egypt
private collection
Mango Prison Rug
Size: 35" by 51"
Source: motifs inspired by a handwoven Indian dhurrie
made by prisoners in Ahmenabad c. 1900
$ 1800
Art Nouveau Tulips
Size: 30.5" by 41"
Source: Silver Studio textile,
woven silk and wool double cloth, 1895-1900
$ 1100
Korean Cranes II
Size: 35" by 37"
Source: Rank badge, 1848 - 1888
Victoria and Albert Museum
private collection
Tibetan Peony and Lotus
Size: 29" by 53"
Source: an early 20th century
Tibetan village carpet design
private collection
Japanese Grapes
Size: 31" by 42"
Source: Buddhist priest's mantle, 19th century
$ 1200
Persian Peace Garden
Size: 43" by 62"
Source: prayer cloth of Shah Abbas
Isfahan (Iran), 17th century
$ 2800
Okinawan Flowers
Size: 30" by 32"
Source: Hemp carrying cloth
Okinawa Prefectural Museum
private collection
Chinese Pomegranate
Size: 28.5" by 48"
Source: Chinese Turkestan, 1700's
Metropolitan Museum of Art
private collection
Antique Vine
Size: 30" by 57"
Source: shirred rug prior to 1850, Sturbridge, MA
private collection
Korean Cranes
Size: 35" by 37"
Source: Rank Badge, 1848-1888
Victoria and Albert Museum
$ 1200
India Flora
Size: 31" by 42"
Source: Indian inspired block print, 1807
$ 1050
Greek Cocherel
Size: 28" by 36"
Source: embroidery, Isle of Skros, Greece
popular symbol representing its anarchic spirit
private collection
Turkish Trousers
Size: 29" by 45"
Source: fragment of silk embroidered woman's
trousering, Turkish, 18th century
private collection
Persian Prayer Rug
Size: 32" by 46"
Source: embroidery design
Isfahan, Iran, 17th century
private collection
Caswell
Size: 25" by 45"
Source: motifs from the Caswell carpet, embroidered, 1835
private collection
Engish Vase
Size: 31" by 38"
Source: mid-18th century English
embroidered pole screen
Metropolitan Museum of Art
private collection
Winter to Spring
Size: 30" by 45"
Source: William Morris "Jasmine"
private collection
Isis
Size: 28" by 45"
Source: Art Nouveau wallpaper
C.F.A. Voysey, 1893
private collection
Japanese Chrysanthemums II
Size: 33" by 48"
Source: typical Japanese design
from historical ornament
private collection
Dove and Rose
Size: 31" by 44"
Source: William Morris
"Dove and Rose" tapestry, 1879
$ 800
Blue Stylized Flowers
Size: 29" by 49.5"
Source: Designs by Karl Placek, 1951
$ 400
Silverscape
Size: 32.5" by 62"
Source: right door panel, First National Bank
1 King St., Northampton, MA, 1928
private collection
Old Path, White Clouds
Size: 31" by 45"
Source: illustrations by Nguyen Thi Hop
in "Old Path, White Clouds"
by Thich Nhat Hanh (with permission)
$ 800
Islamic Tiles
Size: 33" by 48"
Source: Islamic Tiles
Shah Mosque, Iran
1611 (adaptation)
private collection
Tibetan Rug
Size: 31" by 49"
Source: "Designing with Pattern"
by Jan Messent (adapted)
private collection
Copyright 2008 Mill River Rugs millriverrugs@yahoo.com 220 Main St Leeds, MA 01053