Hooked Rug

James Vail

National Gallery of Art

This is a painting of a floral-patterned design with two smaller floral motifs. The main image shows a square textile-like design with a grid of purple flower shapes set against a background of light blue adorned with pink blossoms. The border is a more intricate pattern of green vines and pink flowers on a dark background, creating a frame around the central design. Beneath the main square are two separate square motifs: one with a single rose-like flower on a blue background and the other with a purple flower set against a dark quatrefoil shape, also on a light blue background.