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