Art panels from the hand looms of the far Orient, as seen by a native rug weaver (1902)
Pushman, Garabed T. (Garabed Thomas), b. 1869 · Chicago, R. R. Donnelley & sons company · leaf 27
In antiques the red color is often mellowed to a pinkor rose shade. The river loop pattern usually coversthe entire center. They generally have quite a number ofborders, most of them very narrow; the principal border,which is about three or four inches wide, has ivory whitefor ground color, with… … KERMANSHAH 26 The warp and weft of a Saraband rug is cotton, theedges are finished off round, overcast with red wool; onlyone end has short fringe. In texture they are quite closelywoven, especially the ones made in the village of Mir.The nap is cut rather short in most of them, yet the rughas a…
Rugs, Oriental
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