An Unusual American Pictorial Hooked Rug, Circa 1930

Please note, this lot will be offered without a reserve

Worked with brown, beige, green and black thread with the figures of a rooster and a pig, inscribed A Worthy Wife Is She Who Can Fry a Chicken, Boil a Ham, Gracious Hostess Though You Be, Lose Not Your Practicality.

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