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)



 

early 16th century (?) Ottoman rug, Turkey. James F. Ballard Collection. Currently, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

 

Medium: Wool (warp, weft and pile); symmetrically knotted pile

Dimensions: H. 86 in. (218.44 cm) W. 51 in. (129..54 cm)

Credit Line: The James F. Ballard Collection, Gift of James F. Ballard, 1922 Accession Number: 22.100.116

Provenance: James F. Ballard, St. Louis, MO (until 1922; gifted to MMA)