Oriental Rugs: Pictorial Designs
It is fairly common for Oriental rug appraisers to asses a rug’s design when determining its country of origin. Many...
Persian Pahlavi Rugs
Typically, when someone thinks of oriental rugs, he or she automatically associates them with middle-eastern cultures and locations. For a...
Persian and Universal Rug Designs Part 3
Vase- This term is applied to a number of compositions employing a vase, or group of vases, as a principal...
Persian and Universal Rug Designs Part 2
Panelled garden- The field is divided into panels or compartments containing either individual motifs or identifiable segments of the overall...
Persian and Universal Rug Designs Part 1
Floral- The image of a lush and fecund garden is the one that is deeply rooted in both the religious...
The Origins of Rug Designs
It is impossible to say with any degree of certainty exactly where, when, and how the majority of rug designs...