Identifier: decorativetextil1918hunt (find matches)
Title: Decorative textiles; an illustrated book on coverings for furniture, walls and floors, including damasks, brocades and velvets, tapestries, laces, embroideries, chintzes, cretonnes, drapery and furniture trimmings, wall papers, carpets and rugs, tooled and illuminated leathers
Year: 1918 (1910s)
Authors: Hunter, George Leland, 1867-1927
Subjects: Embroidery Tapestry Textile fabrics Lace and lace making Wallpaper Decoration and ornament
Publisher: Philadelphia and London, J. B. Lippincott company Grand Rapids, The Dean-Hicks company
Contributing Library: Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Federally funded with LSTA funds through the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners

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with rounded ends containing quotations in Arabic fromthe Koran in black on grey; and four other rectangles containingChinese cloud bands, florals and vine traceries in red, yellow and blackon orange and white grounds. This rug formerly belonged to theBardini Collection in Florence, is five feet five inches by three feetthree inches, and was illustrated by Doctor F. R. Martin in his splen-did book entitled, Oriental Carjiets. SEHXA, SEREBEND AND FEREGHAXS A typical Sehna rug is that illustrated in Plate XII. It has theHerati motif, in both border and field; pile of silky wool clipped veryshort, and a very fine texture. Instead of the Herati design, someSehnas have the pear motif or a central diamond or medallion. WhilstSehnas excel other modern Oriental rugs in fineness of weave, theknots are tied so tight that the edges of the rug are likely to curl andpucker. Warp and weft are usually of cotton, but sometimes of silk.Sehnas have narrow end selvages, finished with loose fringe. 21 S
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Plate IX—PORTION OF A SIXTEENTH CENTURY PERSIAN RUG Showing worn clown texture 214

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