The mystery of the oriental rug; the mystery of the rug, the prayer rug, some advice to purchasers of oriental rugs (1914)
Lewis, George Griffin, 1865- · Philadelphia and London, J. B. Lippincott company · leaf 52
his fact isproven by the United States cus-tom house statistics, which showthat the importation of theEastern rugs previous to 1892amounted to $300,000 annually,whereas, at the present time, itis in the neighborhood of $5,000,000 with a steadyincrease each year. The increasing use of hard wood and… … 46 MYSTERY OF THE ORIENTAL RUG people are beginning to realize that in the end,good, well-selected Oriental rugs make as cheapa floor covering as anything in the textile class.Money paid for good rugs is well expended, forwith age they improve in color and sheen as wellas in value. This is due in…
Rugs, Oriental
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