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 "Mamluk textiles" main page
 

 

Blazon
Date: probably second half 13th century
Geography: Egypt
Culture: Islamic
Medium: Linen and silk Dimensions: H. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm) W. 6 5/8 in. (16.8 cm)
Classification: Textiles-Embroidered Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1972
Accession Number: 1972.120.5
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York


Azerbaijan Rugs main page