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The practical book of oriental rugs (1920)

Lewis, G. Griffin (George Griffin), b. 1865 · Philadelphia & London, J.B. Lippincott company · leaf 578

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It has a long silkypile with deep Chinese blue ground, displa^^ing a central medallionof floral forms, frets and swastikas woven in soft fed, yellow, draband white. Also comer motifs in similar colors,,^! of which isframed by three harmonious borders, an inner band consisting ofwhite dots on a blue… … m^^mM^££m CHINESE RUGS Simmon red, ash white, sapphire blue, peach blow,salmon pink, brownish red, brick red, greenishyellow, turquois blue, copper pink, and black. The different shades are of considerable assist-ance to the connoisseur in estimating the age of arug, for instance, robins egg blue,…

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