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International studio (1897)

New York · leaf 91

An illustration from International studio, 1897, leaf 91
nth-century Ghiordes prayer rug withred and white center and floral field above. Tothe left of this, in the corner, is a rug whichis probably the finest Ghiordes known, beingevidently of royal weave. The chandelier inthe prayer arch is worked in silver and goldthread, and the panels above the arch… … TYPICAL EXHIBITS IN A RECENT CERAMIC EXHIBITION IN CHICAGO Mohammedan green. On the floor near it lies aseventeenth-century Koula rug, of sapphire blue.The rug shown on the preceding page is a mar-velous sixteenth-century Koula prayer rug. Thisvariety of rug takes its name from the town ofKoula, a…

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