Fish on Flake
Rug
1933 (made)
1933 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Hooked rug.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Fish on Flake (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Hooked |
| Brief description | Hooked rug 'Fish on Flake', made by Rhonda Dawson for Grenfell Mission, Newfoundland, 1933 |
| Physical description | Hooked rug. |
| Dimensions |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Mrs Rhoda Bickerdale |
| Object history | Registered File number 1984/1852. Rag rugs were produced for sale by the Grenfell Mission in Newfoundland, founded in 1892. The Mission developed to include a thriving Village Industry department, raising funds by using the skills of local people to produce handicrafts which supplied the growing home and export market for folk art. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.453-1992 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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