About the Antique Rugs of the Future Project

Sheep Breeds of Azerbaijan

Shearing,
Sorting, Washing, Carding, Spinning

"The advantages of handspun yarn to machine spun yarn"

Rediscovery of Ancient Natural Dyes
Our Natural Dyestuffs

Mordants

Difference between synthetically and naturally dyed rugs

Weaving and Finishing Steps

Galleries of ARFP Caucasian Azerbaijani Rugs
 


BACK TO EARLY OTTOMAN AND ANATOLIAN TURKMEN BEYLIKS PERIOD RUGS (XIV-XV CENTURIES)

 

15th century early Turkish rug fragment, Turkey. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York


Date: 15th–16th century
Geography: Turkey
Culture: Islamic
Medium: Wool (warp, weft and pile); symmetrically knotted pile
Dimensions: Larger fragment: L. 8.25 x W. 4.5 in. (21 x 11.4 cm) Smaller fragment: L. 7.5 x W. 3.5 in. (19.1 x 8.9 cm) Mount: L. 22 x W. 16 in. (55.9 x 40.6 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Reginald Adams, 1933
Accession Number: 33.33

Provenance: Reginald Adams, Cairo (until 1933; gifted to MMA)