Antique Hooked Rug, United States, 1920 — Every element in this hooked rug border is sewn in a deep, rich brown with smaller, lighter lines throughout that create the illusion of a wooden surface. Winding buttermilk yellow and ruby red lines flow within and around each other, framing a sandy background that itself gives way to a diamond-shaped flow of fiery red flowers, with the base of their flow originating at every cardinal direction. At the center of these flowers rests a simple four-pointed star, colored a softer, coffee brown that creates contrast in this antique rug.