FACTS ABOUT ORIENTAL RUGS By CHARLES W. JACOBSEN WITH 68 FULL PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS Copyrighted 1931 by Chas. W. Jacobscn THE DU BOIS PRESS ROCHESTER. N. Y. Index PARTI PAOB Preface IX Outline X Introduction XI General Classification XV Persian Rugs i Caucasian Rugs 5 Asia Minor or Turkish Rugs 6 Turcoman Rugs 9 Indian Rugs 10 Grecian Rugs u Chinese Rugs n Antique Oriental Rugs 13 Designs 17 Dyes ii Materials 14 Artificial Treatment of Rugs 15 Sizes and Sifce Names 18 Imitation Orientals 19 The New Tariff 30 What to Buy 31 Worn Out Antiques 31 Cut Rugs 31 Black Worn Down 32. Hairbrushes and Changes of Color 31 Straight or Crooked 33 Design Fallacies 33 In a Large Rug 33 Beware of Such an Ad 34 Washed or Unwashed 35 Antique or Modern 35 Determination of Age 37 Do Oriental Rugs Increase in Value 37 Collectors Pieces 38 Care of Oriental Rugs Index continued PART H DESCRIPTION OF INDIVIDUAL WEAVES PAGE Afghan ...... ........... 44 Afshar .................. 45 Agra .................. 45 Anatolian ................. 45 Bahktiari ................. 46 Beloochistan ................ 47 Bergamo ................. 47 Beshire .................. 48 Bijar .................. 48 Baku .................. 49 Bokhara ................. 49 Cabistan ................. 50 Carabagh ................. 50 Chichi .................. 51 Chinese ................. 51 Daghestan ................. 51 Derbend ................. jz Dirmirdji ................. 51 Dozar .................. 53 Feraghan ................. 53 Ghiordes ................. 54 Gorevan ................. cc Guenge .................. 55 Hamadan . . ............... eg Herez .................. cy Herat .................. rj Indian .................. g Indo-Sarouk................ g iran ............... i 59 Ispahan ................. 5g Joshagan ................. 59 Kandahar ................ Karadagh ................ g o K ja .................. go Katchli .............. 61 Kashan ................ Kermanshah ............ g Khorassan . Index continued PART II PAGE Kirman 64 Kir-sher 65 Konia 65 Kuba 66 Kulah 66 Kurdistan 67 Ladik 68 Laristan 68 Lillihan 69 Makri 69 Mahal 69 Melez 70 Meshed 71 Mosul 71 Mudjar 71 Muskabad 71 Niris 71 Pergamo 73 Pinde 73 Salor 74 Samarkand 74 Sarabend 75 Sarouk 76 Sena 76 Sena-Kurd 77 Serapi 78 Shim 78 Shirvan 79 Sivas 79 Sparta 80 Suj-Bulak 80 Sultanabad 81 Sumac 81 Tabriz 8z Tcherkess 81 Tekke 83 Yezd 83 Yomud 83 Yuruk 84 Zeli-Sultan 84 Index continued PART III PLATES PLATB PERSIAN RUGS i Animal Carpet XVI Century s6 z Animal Rug from the Ardebil Mosque 87 3 Antique Bahktiari Runner 88 4 Antique Bahktiari Mat 9 5 Antique Bijar Rug 9 6 Antique Bijar Carpet 9. 1 7 Antique Bijar Carpet 9 1 8 Antique Bijar Carpet 93 9 Antique Feraghan Carpet 94 10 Gorevan Carpet 95 n Gorevan Rug 9 11 Semi-Antique Hamadan Rug 97 13 Antique Herez Rug 9 8 14 Antique Herez Rug 99 15 Antique Persian XVE Century Ispahan Type . . . 100 16 Ispahan Carpet I01 17 Antique Joshigan Kali IO1 18 KashanRug I0 3 19 Antique Kashan Rug J o4 20 Antique Kinnan Prayer Rug 105 zi Kirman Carpet IQ 6 zz Antique Kurdistan Saddlebags 107 13 Semi-Antique Kurdistan Rug 108 24 LillihanRug 109 Z5 Antique Meshed Carpet no 16 Meslied Carpet in Z7 XW Century Persian Rug nz z8 Persian Rug XVII Century So-called Polonaise Type . 113 Z9 Persian Rug XVII Century 114 30 Antique Persian Saddle Covers 115 31 Modern Sarouk Rug 116 3Z Antique Sarouk Rug 117 33 Antique Sena Rug118 34 Sena Mat 119 35 Antique Sena Kelim izo 36 Antique Shim Rug . . ...

FACTS ABOUT ORIENTAL RUGS By CHARLES W. JACOBSEN WITH 68 FULL PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS Copyrighted 1931 by Chas. W. Jacobscn THE DU BOIS PRESS ROCHESTER. N. Y. Index PARTI PAOB Preface IX Outline X Introduction XI General Classification XV Persian Rugs i Caucasian Rugs 5 Asia Minor or Turkish Rugs 6 Turcoman Rugs 9 Indian Rugs 10 Grecian Rugs u Chinese Rugs n Antique Oriental Rugs 13 Designs 17 Dyes ii Materials 14 Artificial Treatment of Rugs 15 Sizes and Sifce Names 18 Imitation Orientals 19 The New Tariff 30 What to Buy 31 Worn Out Antiques 31 Cut Rugs 31 Black Worn Down 32. Hairbrushes and Changes of Color 31 Straight or Crooked 33 Design Fallacies 33 In a Large Rug 33 Beware of Such an Ad 34 Washed or Unwashed 35 Antique or Modern 35 Determination of Age 37 Do Oriental Rugs Increase in Value 37 Collectors Pieces 38 Care of Oriental Rugs Index continued PART H DESCRIPTION OF INDIVIDUAL WEAVES PAGE Afghan ...... ........... 44 Afshar .................. 45 Agra .................. 45 Anatolian ................. 45 Bahktiari ................. 46 Beloochistan ................ 47 Bergamo ................. 47 Beshire .................. 48 Bijar .................. 48 Baku .................. 49 Bokhara ................. 49 Cabistan ................. 50 Carabagh ................. 50 Chichi .................. 51 Chinese ................. 51 Daghestan ................. 51 Derbend ................. jz Dirmirdji ................. 51 Dozar .................. 53 Feraghan ................. 53 Ghiordes ................. 54 Gorevan ................. cc Guenge .................. 55 Hamadan . . ............... eg Herez .................. cy Herat .................. rj Indian .................. g Indo-Sarouk................ g iran ............... i 59 Ispahan ................. 5g Joshagan ................. 59 Kandahar ................ Karadagh ................ g o K ja .................. go Katchli .............. 61 Kashan ................ Kermanshah ............ g Khorassan . Index continued PART II PAGE Kirman 64 Kir-sher 65 Konia 65 Kuba 66 Kulah 66 Kurdistan 67 Ladik 68 Laristan 68 Lillihan 69 Makri 69 Mahal 69 Melez 70 Meshed 71 Mosul 71 Mudjar 71 Muskabad 71 Niris 71 Pergamo 73 Pinde 73 Salor 74 Samarkand 74 Sarabend 75 Sarouk 76 Sena 76 Sena-Kurd 77 Serapi 78 Shim 78 Shirvan 79 Sivas 79 Sparta 80 Suj-Bulak 80 Sultanabad 81 Sumac 81 Tabriz 8z Tcherkess 81 Tekke 83 Yezd 83 Yomud 83 Yuruk 84 Zeli-Sultan 84 Index continued PART III PLATES PLATB PERSIAN RUGS i Animal Carpet XVI Century s6 z Animal Rug from the Ardebil Mosque 87 3 Antique Bahktiari Runner 88 4 Antique Bahktiari Mat 9 5 Antique Bijar Rug 9 6 Antique Bijar Carpet 9. 1 7 Antique Bijar Carpet 9 1 8 Antique Bijar Carpet 93 9 Antique Feraghan Carpet 94 10 Gorevan Carpet 95 n Gorevan Rug 9 11 Semi-Antique Hamadan Rug 97 13 Antique Herez Rug 9 8 14 Antique Herez Rug 99 15 Antique Persian XVE Century Ispahan Type . . . 100 16 Ispahan Carpet I01 17 Antique Joshigan Kali IO1 18 KashanRug I0 3 19 Antique Kashan Rug J o4 20 Antique Kinnan Prayer Rug 105 zi Kirman Carpet IQ 6 zz Antique Kurdistan Saddlebags 107 13 Semi-Antique Kurdistan Rug 108 24 LillihanRug 109 Z5 Antique Meshed Carpet no 16 Meslied Carpet in Z7 XW Century Persian Rug nz z8 Persian Rug XVII Century So-called Polonaise Type . 113 Z9 Persian Rug XVII Century 114 30 Antique Persian Saddle Covers 115 31 Modern Sarouk Rug 116 3Z Antique Sarouk Rug 117 33 Antique Sena Rug118 34 Sena Mat 119 35 Antique Sena Kelim izo 36 Antique Shim Rug . . ...