Following is a selection of rugs from the Canadian Museum of Civilization collection. You will be able to view some rugs here that are not included in the Hooked on Rugs exhibition.
Note the nuances of colour and texture, and admire the lovely landscapes!
Cotton on burlap
Cap-St-Ignace (Quebec)
100 X 43 cm
Sharpe Collection
Expo 67
Wool, cotton and synthetic fibres on burlap
1967
Quebec
106 X 63 cm
Sharpe Collection
Cotton on burlap
Quebec
58 X 91 cm
Cotton on burlap
Quebec
89 X 32 cm
Fabric on burlap
1908
Simcoe County, Ontario
68 x 109 cm
Wool on burlap
Ayers Cliff, Quebec
105 x 70 cm
QUEL BEL AMOUR DE FEMME
Fabric on burlap
Quebec
63 X 100 cm
Sharpe Collection
Wool on burlap
1898
Mildmay, Ontario
66 X 93 cm
RIVIÈRE DES PETITS POISSON DES CHENAUX
Fabric on burlap
St-Louis, Richelieu, Quebec
99 X 57 cm
Sharpe Collection
Synthetic fabric on burlap
Grenfell, Newfoundland
41 X 55 cm
Wool on burlap
Newfoundland
25 X 20 cm
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