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"The Hooked Rug." Wednesday, Luncheon menu. Canada Steamship Lines. T.S.S. Richelieu. Date of cruise unknown. Web search indicates the T.S.S. Richelieu sailed in the 1950s, which is consistent with the collection as a whole.
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T.S.S. Richelieu, Wednesday, Luncheon Menu; "The Hooked Rug"
"The Hooked Rug." Wednesday, Luncheon menu. Canada Steamship Lines. T.S.S. Richelieu. Date of cruise unknown. Web search indicates the T.S.S. Richelieu sailed in the 1950s, which is consistent with the collection as a whole.
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THE HOOKED RUG
As you journey through Old Quebec, tarry a moment when you see the sign "Tapis a Vendre,"1 for there you will see the "hooked rug," that masterpiece of French Canadian art so sought after by the people of many lands. Hundreds of years ago, the making of hooked rugs was a European art. Today the home of the hooked rug is Old Quebec. There it is a pastime of the womenfolk;and on a wooden frame, with just a crochet hook, some potato sacking or burlap, a few balls of coloured wool and a vivid imagination, they create, without patterns or guide, designs inspired by their surroundings. Hooked rugs adorn the walls of the best homes in the land and many of the finer examples have found their way into the museums of Folk Art.
1. Rug for 8ale .