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GUEST: Years ago, my
husband and I went to the
Museum of Fine Arts in
Boston for an exhibition,

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and on the way home, we passed
this little antique shop, and
I wanted to stop. He didn't,

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but we stopped-- I won.
(chuckling) Nothing of the, in
the shop was of value, but this

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was hanging on the railing
outside. And I said to my
husband, "I absolutely love that

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rug. I've got to find out
how much it is." So I went in
to see the gentleman, and he

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said, "The rug's $100." And
I said, "Are you sure?" He
said, "Yes, it's a good rug." I

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wanted the rug.

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APPRAISER: Early 20th century,
there was a trend of collecting
Oriental rugs in the United

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States. People collected
paintings, tapestries,
furniture, also
collected great rugs. And

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as a result, other
people thought, "Hmm,
we have this tradition
of American hooked rugs.

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We could use those designs
and create..." Basically, not
really reproductions, but our

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own variations on what
Eastern rugs looked like.

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GUEST: Mm-hmm.

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APPRAISER: They were really
originally sold as kits. Circa
1920, you'd buy the burlap

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backing and it would
have a pattern stenciled
on it, but then you'd
get your own wools and

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you'd get your own fabrics, and
do the hooking yourself. And
so whoever did this went out

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and very specifically
bought the proper yarns.
I think, just because
the color's so consistent

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throughout, it's obviously not
scrap material that's been used.

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GUEST: Yeah.

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APPRAISER: But you can see a
few a spots where they have
filled in. There's a deeper red

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through here.

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GUEST: I can see it, yeah.

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APPRAISER: There's a purple,
and I originally thought, "Hmm,
some restoration." But when

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you look at the back
of the rug and really
look at the consistency
of the yarn itself...

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GUEST: They ran out
of this red, so they
transitioned to the other?

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APPRAISER: Absolutely,
absolutely.

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GUEST: Uh-huh.

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APPRAISER: And that's a really
nice aspect of things, because
hooked rugs really come

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out of a Folk Art tradition,
so it's nice to have those
kind of homey touches that are

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coming into the rug itself.
This example's in extremely
good condition, with very, very

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good color retention.
I think it would have a
retail price of $8,000.

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GUEST: $8,000?

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APPRAISER: $8,000.

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GUEST: Oh, my goodness.
That... that is remarkable,
and certainly far beyond
what I've ever expected.

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I have loved this for the
years that I've had it, and,
actually, I tried to give it

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to one of my girls, and she
said no, and I bet she regrets
it right now! (laughing)