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
 


OTTOMAN CARPETS IN THE XVI - XVII CENTURIES (16-17TH CENTURIES)



 

Jamgotchian Ushak Small Medallion rug, 17th century
Ushtak Type
Object Name: Carpet
Date: ca. 1600
Geography: Turkey
Culture: Islamic
Medium: Wool (warp, weft and pile); symmetrically knotted pile
Dimensions: L. 57.5 (146.05 cm) W. 40.5 in. (102.87 cm)
Classification: Textiles-Rugs
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1907
Accession Number: 07.116
Provenance: [ K.M. Jamgotchian, New York, until 1907; sold to MMA]
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York