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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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Plate V—AN EXTRAORDINARY LARGE KARADAGH RUG 209
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Plate VI—ARDEBIL ANIMAL RUG210 PERSIAN AND INDIAN RUGS In each square inch of these three rugs there are from five to sevenhundred knots. The one that is illustrated on Plate VIII has a fieldextraordinarily rich with animal and floral forms, and a border oflarge flowers and beautiful birds artfully combined into running dec-oration. The outer band of the border is made up of flowers com-bined with the Chinese cloud band. On Plate IX is illustrated the texture of a sixteenth centuryPersian rug. that although still in comparatively good condition, hasbeen worn down, until the weft shines in bright cross lines through thefigures of the Shah Abbas and other florals, and of the birds andanimals. CHISELLED EFPECTS At this point it is interesting to note that different dyes are aptto affect the wool differently, and that the wool dyed in some colourswears down faster than wool dyed in other colours. Consequently,in a large proportion of ancient rugs the parts of the design in onecolour wil

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  • bookyear:1918
  • bookdecade:1910
  • bookcentury:1900
  • bookauthor:Hunter__George_Leland__1867_1927
  • booksubject:Embroidery
  • booksubject:Tapestry
  • booksubject:Textile_fabrics
  • booksubject:Lace_and_lace_making
  • booksubject:Wallpaper
  • booksubject:Decoration_and_ornament
  • bookpublisher:Philadelphia_and_London__J__B__Lippincott_company
  • bookpublisher:_Grand_Rapids__The_Dean_Hicks_company
  • bookcontributor:Sterling_and_Francine_Clark_Art_Institute_Library
  • booksponsor:Federally_funded_with_LSTA_funds_through_the_Massachusetts_Board_of_Library_Commissioners
  • bookleafnumber:237
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