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Nom de l'objet : mat
Catégorie de l'objet : Furnishings
Sous-catégorie de l'objet : Floor Covering
Matériaux : cotton and wool
Numéro d'accession : 2002.16
Date de fin de production : c. 1850
Commentaires : A hand-hooked rag rug made of cotton and wool. The rug has a black border with red corners, and there is a large Celtic design in the centre in red and beige on black. The rest of the design is coloured brown, beige, gray, and black. Found in the Anthony Flower House, this rug may have been made by Mary Green Flower (1794-1867), wife of Anthony Flower (1792-1875), or by their daughters or daughters-in-law. Rag rugs were made using a stretcher, a piece of burlap-like bag or material, a hook or needle, and an assortment of rags. The burlap-like bag was hemmed half an inch in width all around the edge, and then sewn onto the stretcher frame so that it was taut and could be hooked with rag strips. The strips would have been roughly half an inch wide and were sorted by colours if a pattern was used, or left in random assortments for a 'hit and miss' design. Using the hook, the rag strips were drawn back and forth through the bag so that a quarter inch loop was formed on either side. This process was continued until the strip had been completely woven into the bag, at which point the process was repeated with a new rag strip.(1) The result was a bright rag rug with "a beauty and distinction of its own amid the primitive surroundings of the settler's home. It was often the one touch of colour in the room."(2) Anthony Flower, who is taking his place as one of Canada's preeminent pre-confederation painters, was born to Cornelius Flower (1760-1828) and Margaret Nicholson Flower (no date) on 4 March 1792 in the Ratcliff-Wapping area of Middlesex County, a part of London, England near the River Thames. Anthony Flower had two sisters, Mary and Martha, and several half-siblings who were born to Eliza Ann Ball Flower, Cornelius Flower's second wife whom he married after the death of his wife Margaret. In 1808, Cornelius Flower moved his family to Little Heath Great Farm in Hertfordshire, England, near the village of Berkhamsted. Anthony Flower lived with his family at Little Heath Great Farm until immigrating to Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada in 1817 aboard his father's ship, the Trent. By 1818, Anthony Flower had bought from John Clark a 200 acre plot of land on the shores of the Washademoak Lake in MacDonald's Corner, New Brunswick. On this land, Flower built his frame house, which is now the Anthony Flower House Museum in Cambridge-Narrows, New Brunswick, and developed his homestead. He married Mary Green Flower (1794-1867) on 4 July 1820, and together they raised four children: Cornelius (1822-1890), Margaret (1825-1894), James (1829-1918), and Mary (1835-1922). Anthony Flower lived, farmed, and painted at MacDonald's Corner until his death on 9 December 1875, and he is buried with his wife Mary in the MacDonald's Corner Baptist Church Cemetery. Their house and land remained in the possession of their descendants until 2002 when the contents, including many paintings, were put up for auction. The house was then acquired by the Queens County Historical Society. There is no evidence to suggest that Anthony Flower ever sold a painting, and most Flower paintings have been found in the possession of Anthony Flower's descendants or in the possession of the descendants of Flower's friends and relatives. 1. "Rugs". Rugmaker's Homestead. Rafter-four Designs. http://www.netw.com/~rafter4/1871rugs.htm. Accessed 2006/06/22. 2. Skelton, Isabel. The Backwoodswoman: A Chronicle of Pioneer Home Life in Upper and Lower Canada. Ryerson Press: Toronto, 1924. p. 207.
Hauteur : 76
Largeur : 98
Unité de mesure linéaire : cm
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Ville de l'établissement : Gagetown
Province de l'établissement : New Brunswick

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