Oriental rugs, antique and modern . rrowends always turn in the same direction, whilst those of other rugsturn in different directions in alternate rows. Another type sug-gests the Peraghans, because their fields are covered with the Heratior Fish pattern; but the borders of the Feraghans usually have thewell-known turtle pattern, while the borders of these adhere to thetraditional Herati design. It is also not unusual to see a large cen-tral medallion, in which blue or red predominates, separated by afield of lighter colour from the triangular patterns of the and then, a nomadic i
Oriental rugs, antique and modern . rrowends always turn in the same direction, whilst those of other rugsturn in different directions in alternate rows. Another type sug-gests the Peraghans, because their fields are covered with the Heratior Fish pattern; but the borders of the Feraghans usually have thewell-known turtle pattern, while the borders of these adhere to thetraditional Herati design. It is also not unusual to see a large cen-tral medallion, in which blue or red predominates, separated by afield of lighter colour from the triangular patterns of the and then, a nomadic influence is seen in the small adventi-tious figures of the field. One of the most characteristic features of this class are theborders, that generally have three stripes, of which the central * Robert Kerr Porter, a well-known traveller, stated that the floor of theaudience hall of the governor at Tabriz, whom he visited in 1818, was entirelyoverspread with Herat carpets, those of that manufacture being the richest thatcan be Plate 21. Bijar Rug PERSIAN RUGS 107 consists of a continuous vine of crumpled leaves so convention-alised as to be merely bent, thorny stalks partly enveloping formalrosettes. The other stripes are narrow, and have some simple undu-lating vine. This typical border, the stout, closely woven warpand weft of cotton, their large, almost square shapes and rathercoarse weave, are important aids in distinguishing this class from allothers. Some of the rugs recently made are coarse; but the olderrugs have excellent dyes, lustrous nap, and matured tones of well-blended colours. Type Characteristics.* Colours, principally red and blue withminor quantities of green, yellow, and ivory. Knot, Ghiordes, rarelySehna. Knots to inch horizontally, eight to eleven; perpendicularly,nine to twelve. A half knot, as it appears at back, is about as long,measured in direction of length of rug, as The rows of knotsare firmly pressed down so that the warp is concealed
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