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Title: The practical book of oriental rugs
Year: 1920 (1920s)
Authors: Lewis, G. Griffin (George Griffin), b. 1865
Subjects: Rugs, Oriental
Publisher: Philadelphia & London, J.B. Lippincott company
Contributing Library: Cornell University Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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erroneous. If a rug is new andnever has been washed the case is quite the oppo-site. For the readers own satisfaction, let himmoisten and rub a piece of domestic carpet. Hewill find that the aniline of the latter fabric iscomparatively fast, whereas, in a newly madevegetable dyed Oriental, certain colors, especiallythe blues, reds and greens, will wipe off to acertain extent. After this first washing out,however, nothing other than a chemical will dis-turb the vegetable color. 40 SARUK RUG BT COURTESY OP HABDWICK Sc MAQEE COMPANY, FHIIiADELPHIA One hundred and fifty knots to the square inch. An unusually rare example of the craftsmanship *of the peopleof this practically isolated portion of Persia. Surrounding a magnificent medaUion centre figure which in turnis supported by a double pendant effect, there is a wealth of flora)ornamentation in a field which abounds in delicate tracery of stemsand leaves exemplifying in a marked degree the patient care withwhich these craftemen wrought.
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DVICE TO BUYERS ADVICE TO BUYERS No set of rules can be furnished whicli willfully protect purchasers against deception. It iswell, however, for one, before purchasing, toacquire some knowledge of the characteristics ofthe most common varieties as well as of thedifferent means employed in examining them. In the first place, avoid dealers who fail tomark their goods in plain figures. Be on the safeside and go to a reliable house with an establishedreputation. They will not ask you fancy prices. Ifit is in a department store be sure you deal withsome one who is regularly connected with theOriental rug department. You would never dreamof buying a piano of one who knows nothing ofmusic. So many domestic rugs copy Oriental pat-terns that many uninformed people cannot tell thedifference. The following are some of the charac-teristics of the Eastern fabrics which are not pos-sessed by the Western ones. First, they showtheir whole pattern and color in detail on the backside; second, the pile

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