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 XVIII CENTURY



 

18th century Ottoman Carpet, Turkey. Joseph V. McMullan Collection, currently The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

 

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

Dimensions: H: 70 1/2 in. (179.1 cm) W: 47 3/4 in. (121.3 cm)

Credit Line: Bequest of Joseph V. McMullan, 1973

Accession Number: 1974.149.17