Rugs, oriental and occidental, antique and modern. A handbook for ready reference (1901)
Holt, Rosa Belle · Chicago, A.C. McClurg & Co. · leaf 65
eatest skillmust have been bestowed on it. The richness of color-ing, the velvet-like texture, the repose of design, areall unusual. The foundation is of a deep rich blue, andthe exquisite rose and sapphire blues and ivory tonesare in the softest and richest of permanent dyes. Theborder is wide,… … Details of Rug-Weaving 29 The Dyes When doing their best work, Oriental weaversuse the softest of permanent dyes. The result ob-tained is a thing of beauty and utility. The anilinedye is of course not to be compared to the vegetable,although the best of it is not to be utterly condemned.The poorest…
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