C. 1920s-30s Oil on Canvas Painted in Labrador, Inspired by Grenfell Mission Rug antique Rockingham boot and the back are pretty

and the back are pretty beautiful too

Conditions vary a bit and there a some little parts and pieces missing or loose here and there

I believe they must have been produced in a small batch--this set once the property of The Reading Center in Boston--and are housed in a blue cloth covered box with silver text

so please forgive the poor quality of the images

There is some text written on the inside of the lid

C. 1920s-30s Oil on Canvas Painted in Labrador, Inspired by Grenfell Mission Rug antique Rockingham boot and the back are prettyThe story that came along with this painting is that its painter was an American in hospital in Labrador, who took his inspiration from a woman creating a Grenfell Mission rug. I purchased it from a dealer near Bar Harbor, who has collected Grenfell rugs and mats herself for many years, who purchased it from a woman living in Newfoundland, who knew the story of its origins. I am inclined to believe it: Grenfell Mission established the first permanent