The Tiffany studios collection of notable antique oriental rugs (1906)
Tiffany Studios (New York, N.Y.) · New York [Printed by the University Press, Cambridge · leaf 132
in a mellow tone of yellow, uponwhich are scrolls and crudely drawn ilower formsin shades of blue and green, with jbigh lights inlemon yellow. At either end of the^ field are largevases holding tulips of exaggerated size. This is a veritable sanctuary rug, made as gift tosome cathedral, where it… … DAMASCUS CALIPHATE RUG iVo. 36i8] [6.2 a;-4.5 [77] ^■■■■■■■■^■ Notable DAMASCUS CALIPHATE RUG Antique I Oriental 1 HIS is a star worshippers rug, and the designwhich adorns it is of Mesopotamian origin. Thethree colors are used symbolically — red for day,blue for night, and green for holiness.…
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