Oriental rugs

Oriental rugs

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Oriental rugs

arabatchie, arabatchi

Home furnishings; Oriental rugs

Weavings distinguished by a knot that is open left and often there is cotton in the wefting.

arabesque

Home furnishings; Oriental rugs

A very popular design in oriental rugs consisting of scrolling (or intertwining) vines, flowers, buds or branches. Arabasques can be either floral or geometric in nature.

Rug type which takes its name from the city and province in northwest Iran. Most Arak rug production took place in the late 19th century when European companies commissioned large oriental rugs for ...

Ardebil carpets

Home furnishings; Oriental rugs

A pair of palace size Persian rugs woven on silk foundation with about 300 knots per square feet. The two were produced around 1535-1540 and are currently housed in the Victoria and Albert Museum in ...

Armenian rugs

Home furnishings; Oriental rugs

A group of rugs with Armenian inscription which were woven in Iran, Turkey and the Caucasus. Many were produced in the Caucasian town of Karabagh in the 19th century.

Ashkhabad

Home furnishings; Oriental rugs

Turkmenistan city and home of the modern "5 year plan factory turkoman".

asmalyk

Home furnishings; Oriental rugs

Camel-flank hangings, presumably always made in pairs. The most usual form is pentagonal but there are some rare heptagonal examples known. Large rectangular weavings by the Salor with indented "T' ...