Oriental rugs, antique and modern . ossesonly once; or two or three threads cross side by side, as in , wool and occasionally camels hair, of medium length. Border,of three stripes with frequently an outer edging of solid are generally a heavy double overcasting, but in a few piecesthere is a two-cord weft selvage or double selvage. Lower end, a end, a web and warp fringe; occasionally there is a heavybraided selvage, or the web is turned back and hemmed. Texture,moderately firm. Weave at back is of coarse grain. Usual length,six to ten feet. Usual width, two
Oriental rugs, antique and modern . ossesonly once; or two or three threads cross side by side, as in , wool and occasionally camels hair, of medium length. Border,of three stripes with frequently an outer edging of solid are generally a heavy double overcasting, but in a few piecesthere is a two-cord weft selvage or double selvage. Lower end, a end, a web and warp fringe; occasionally there is a heavybraided selvage, or the web is turned back and hemmed. Texture,moderately firm. Weave at back is of coarse grain. Usual length,six to ten feet. Usual width, two fifths to three quarters length. Now and then are seen comparatively scarce rugs, such as theTeheran, Gulistan, Kara-Geuz, Bibikabad, Afshar, and Gozene,that were woven within the Iranian boundaries. Some of themare no longer produced, and others are woven in such small numbersthat but few are exported. The Teherans were formerly made in the present capital of typical pattern consists of the Herati design or some floral. Plate 36. Kir-Shehr Prayer Rug PERSIAN RUGS 155 form occupying the central field, which is two or three times as longas wide. The weave resembles that of Irans, since the knot isGhiordes, each of the two threads of warp that it encircles is equallyprominent at the back, and both warp and weft are cotton. Theborders are wide, and the sides are finished with a two-cord selvage. Gulistan is the Persian name for a flower garden, and the rugsknown by that name were once made in a district not far fromKashan, where rose bushes bloomed profusely. The fields may becovered with conventionalised floral and leaf patterns, or again theymay contain roses naturalistically drawn with extended petals, asif viewed from above. The most striking characteristic is the opu-lence of colour, such as red, blue, and yellow softened by shadesof brown and green. Even the weft and the webs of the ends arered, blue, or brown. The sides have a two-cord selvage, warp andweft are
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