Decorative textiles; an illustrated book on coverings for furniture, walls and floors, including damasks, brocades and velvets, tapestries, laces, embroideries, chintzes, cretonnes, drapery and furniture trimmings, wall papers, carpets and rugs, tooled and illuminated leathers (1918)
Hunter, George Leland, 1867-1927 · Philadelphia and London, J. B. Lippincott company · leaf 219
Oriental rugs. Yet they are exceedingly coarse in texture,and very loosely woven out of very coarse wool, that is left very longso that the surface of Kazak rugs might be described as shaggy. Theextraordinary silkiness is due to the coarseness of the weave, and tothe length of the pile. Because of… … Plate v—SHIRVAN RUG192 CAUCASIAN AND TURKISH RUGS Caucasia, in the district of Erivan near Mount Ararat, where Russia,Persia and Turkey meet, and where Noahs Ark is said to have landedthousands of years ago, and where the faithful say it can still be seenby those who are sufficiently spiritually…
Embroidery · Tapestry · Textile fabrics · Lace and lace making · Wallpaper · Decoration and ornament
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