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 EARLY OTTOMAN AND ANATOLIAN TURKMEN BEYLIKS PERIOD RUGS (XIV-XV CENTURIES)

 

14-15th century early Turkish rug fragment. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Medium: Wool (warp, weft and pile); symmetrically knotted pile
Dimensions: Textile: H. 22 in. (55.9 cm) W. 11.5 in. (29.2cm) Mount: H. 27.5 in. (69.9 cm) W. 12.5 in. (31.8 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Nelly, Violet and Elie Abemayor, in memory of Michel Abemayor, 1978 Accession Number: 1978.546.54
Provenance: Nelly, Violet, and Elie Abemayor , Great Neck, NY (until 1978)