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" I am curious to find out more about my rug. Is it valuable?  A.M., Shoreview, Minn.  Animals are particularly favored images for hooked rugs. Adding human figures, especially children, increased the value. Your rug depicts the 1830 nursery rhyme &amp;quot;Mary Had a Little Lamb,&amp;quot; which was written by Sarah Josepha Buell Hale. This hooked rug likely dates from the 1940s, based on the colors used, and possibly made from a pattern. Earlier rugs often do not tell such charming stories as this one, especially in this kind of graphic detail. p&amp;amp;gt;Valued at: $650 *The estimates provided are preliminary only and subject to change based on firsthand inspection and further research. Appraisal prices refer to an item&amp;#039;s fair market value, or what one might expect to pay for an object of similar age, size, color, and condition at auction. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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