Featured Mats
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NBMR2011.37.1 | mat
Hooked as a Centennial project using sweaters belonging to her father and brother and the background was made from the maker's 1950s hooker's coat. The striking colour palette adds visual interest.
Hooked as a Centennial project using sweaters belonging to her father and brother and the background was made from the maker's 1950s hooker's coat. The striking colour palette adds visual interest.
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NBMR2012.29.3 | mat
This is a typical mat made for home use from on‑hand, recycled materials in a primitive manner. The random arrangement of commonly‑used squares and the muted colours of this mat create a charming effect.
This is a typical mat made for home use from on‑hand, recycled materials in a primitive manner. The random arrangement of commonly‑used squares and the muted colours of this mat create a charming effect.
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NBMR2017.21.4 | mat
This commercial pattern by Rittermere Farm Craft Studio was started about 1972 by the owner's mother and was unfinished at the time of her death. The owner completed it using hand‑dyed and new wool from the Dorr Mill Store, New Hampshire, USA. The original maker and her sister took a rug hooking course in Riverview, NB, during the fall and winter of 1970 to 1971. She was forty‑eight when she started to hook and quit when she was fifty‑four.
This commercial pattern by Rittermere Farm Craft Studio was started about 1972 by the owner's mother and was unfinished at the time of her death. The owner completed it using hand‑dyed and new wool from the Dorr Mill Store, New Hampshire, USA. The original maker and her sister took a rug hooking course in Riverview, NB, during the fall and winter of 1970 to 1971. She was forty‑eight when she started to hook and quit when she was fifty‑four.
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NBMR2013.24.5 | mat
This ambitious and spectacular mat is an original and unusual design. It is wonderfully modern for its era. The illusion of movement created by the leaf motif in the central panel is accentuated by the static, linear pattern of the borders. Only scant information remains regarding its origin but it appears to be the successful combination of the efforts of a wife and husband team.
This ambitious and spectacular mat is an original and unusual design. It is wonderfully modern for its era. The illusion of movement created by the leaf motif in the central panel is accentuated by the static, linear pattern of the borders. Only scant information remains regarding its origin but it appears to be the successful combination of the efforts of a wife and husband team.
