'Father Christmas and Dogs Taking Presents 'Round the Village'

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Artist/Maker	Grenfell Mission (made for) Dawson, Rhoda (maker)
Place of origin	Newfoundland and Labrador (made)

Small rug of wool hooked through burlap, showing a stylised Father Christmas and six helpers, five in all-white, one in a red hat, delivering presents to a village in a snowy maritime landscape. Father Christmas stands on a green and red sleigh with a sack of gifts, pointing the way, and the helpers are pulling him along. The chief helper (with the red hat) also carries a sack on his back.

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Categories	Textiles Floor Coverings Christmas
Object type	Rug
Title	'Father Christmas and Dogs Taking Presents 'Round the Village' (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	Hooked wool and burlap Wool Hessian Hooked
Brief description	Hooked rug, 'Father Christmas and Dogs Taking Presents 'Round the Village'', made by Rhonda Dawson for Grenfell Mission, Newfoundland, 1930-1935
Physical description	Small rug of wool hooked through burlap, showing a stylised Father Christmas and six helpers, five in all-white, one in a red hat, delivering presents to a village in a snowy maritime landscape. Father Christmas stands on a green and red sleigh with a sack of gifts, pointing the way, and the helpers are pulling him along. The chief helper (with the red hat) also carries a sack on his back.
Dimensions	Weight: 0.3kg Left to right width: 66cm Top to bottom length: 26cm
Credit line	Bequeathed by Mrs Rhoda Bickerdale
Object history	Registered File number 1984/1852.
Subjects depicted	Sleighs Gifts Figures Houses Father Christmas Christmas
Collection	Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number	T.454-1992

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Record created	June 24, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O352654/father-christmas-and-dogs-taking-rug-dawson-rhoda/

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