Rugs, oriental and occidental, antique and modern. A handbook for ready reference (1901)
Holt, Rosa Belle · Chicago, A.C. McClurg & Co. · leaf 91
, with its ground-work of fine yellow, onwhich are delicate tracings of light green, ivory, andblue. The effect of light and shade upon this exquisitepiece of weaving brings out plainly the marvelous sheenwhich is a feature of this rug. The innumerable smallfigures which appear throughout the rug,… … Egypt, Persia, and Turkey 43 In Persia several firms have done a great deal in theway of encouraging the industry of rug weaving in thatcountry. To supply the demand for Persian rugs inEurope and America, these firms have erected build-ings in Sultanabad, where they keep the weaversunder control…
Rugs · Rugs, Oriental
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