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.

Chapter 29: THE ORIENTAL RUG

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The work surveys Eastern handwoven rugs and related textiles, explaining their artistic qualities, regional classifications, production methods, dyes, symbolic designs, and identifying features. It examines Persian, Caucasian, Turkish, Turkoman, Afghan, Beluchistan, and Indian varieties, and describes saddle-bags, pillows, and carpets. Practical chapters discuss dyeing techniques, inscriptions and dates, auctions, dealers, and advice for collectors, illustrated with plates. It balances aesthetic appreciation with guidance on authentication, valuation, and care, and emphasizes the scarcity of fine antiques and the interpretive difficulties posed by inconsistent nomenclature and limited authoritative literature.

Footnote:

[1] This ancient four-flowered pattern appears in as many forms as the loop or palm-leaf; but whatever bud or blossom may be modelled by the weaver, the design retains its strong distinctive lines. It is shown on the cover of this volume in one phase, and it appears in different form in the plate of the Beluchistan rug.

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.

by

W. D. ELLWANGER

Author of “A Summer Snowflake”

New York:
DODD, MEAD & COMPANY.
1909

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