The oriental rug; a monograph on eastern rugs and carpets, saddle-bags, mats & pillows, with a consideration of kinds and classes, types borders, figures, dyes, symbols, etc., together with some practical advice to collectors (1909)
Ellwanger, William De Lancey, 1854-1913 · New York, Dodd, Mead · leaf 120
lves, and are wont toindulge their fondness for colour and sheenby keeping the choice ones for their ownuse. So the mats of commerce are eithernew, coarse, and crude and offensive witharsenical greens and aniline crimsons andmagentas; or they are but soiled patchesand bits of old rugs sewn… … OF TURKISH VARIETIES JS peculiar to themselves, are of almost likeimportance to the Koniahs and Koulahs.Frequently they have a suggestion of theChinese in their figures and decorations.You will find symbolized dragons picturedon them, also the cypress tree; while incolour they form a class by…
Rugs, Oriental · Carpets · Collectors and collecting
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