Antique Rug Origins
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Antique Rug Origins
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Antique Rug origins - Design vs Structure: The truth of the origin is on the backside of the rug. This is why, when examining a rug, most experts, after looking at color and design, will turn the rug over to determine its origin. They look at the structure of the rug; the warp, the weft, the type of knot. The weave pattern is often what reveals the identity of the rug. The design and color on the front of the rug, while it draws much more attention, is not as dependable a source for determining the origin. There was more interchange between groups of weavers' design styles, than of their structural techniques. 
Antique Rugs Origins - From All The Major Rug Producing Countries: |
| During the 19th century Turkoman tribes set villages in Afghanistan leading to the influence of Turkoman weaving styles in the region. |
| American rugs are typically compromised of hooked rugs. Although variations exist, such as Navajo rugs. |
| A former territory of the Ottoman Empire, the Balkans is representative of empire's diverse makeup. |
| A region that produces distinctive rugs since the end of the 18th century, antique Caucasus rugs are primarily produced as village pieces. |
| Nomadic featuring Uzbeks, Karakalpaks, Khirghiz as well as Turkoman groups. Woven carpets, embroidery, carded felt. |
| Antique Chinese carpets have a very long and distinguished history that is largely independent of rug design from Middle East. |
| Antique Dagestan rugs, produced in the East Caucasus, were closely related to Shirvan and Kuba rugs from the same region. |
| Essentially, Khotans straddle the boundary between Chinese or Tibetan rugs and those of the Middle East. |
| Although Ecuador is not renowned for its rug weaving industry, textiles existed in the Andean Region since Pre-Columbian times. |
| Ottoman workshops produced a variety of carpet designs with familiar elements of flowers, palmettes, lotuses, medallions, arabesques, cloud bands. |
| English rugs were not produced until the late 16th century and early 17th century. Main centers for production were Axminster, Wilton, and Kidderminster. |
| European rugs and carpets began there production in France with the royal manufacturers wove Savonnerie carpets for Louis XIV to Louis XVI. |
| French rugs are known for the stately and elegant Aubusson and Savonnerie designs. The Aubusson is a flat woven rug typically featuring a medallion. |
| Indian rugs were produced with Persian influence and commonly feature cotton and silk in the pile. |
| The Arts and Crafts Movement grew out of the design revolution spawned by English artists like William Morris and Christopher Dresser. |
| Antique Bezalel carpets were produced in the earlier twentieth century as part of a new art school for Jewish immigrants in what was then British-ruled Palestine. |
| | Antique Italian rugs relied primarily on peasant production that existed independently from Eastern influences and remained in southern Italy and Sardinia. |
| Antique Mongolian carpets have along history going back almost to the Mongol period in China. Few if any early carpets of this kind are actually are preserved. |
| Moroccan rugs are notable for their dynamic colorful designs and for their strong sense of geometric structure. |
| Norwegian rugs share Eastern influences dating back to the 15th century when Oriental carpets reached the Baltic. |
| The ancient art of carpet making developed over centuries but nowhere in the world has it achieved such brilliant originality and technical mastery as in Persia |
| Portuguese rugs are renowned for its embroidered carpets worked in wool on linen. |
| Three distinct styles evolved in the three areas of Moldavia, Oltenian and in the central district of Transylvania. Romanian rugs are based on the Bessarabian kelim. |
| Scandinavia is known for their rya and Rollakan rugs. Named after a town in southwest Sweden, rya Swedish rugs date back to the 16th century. |
| Although Spain is not generally thought of as a rug producing region, Spanish carpets represent the most venerable and honored tradition of rug production. |
| Tibetan rugs are notable for their distinctive style and adherence to local traditions. Traditionally made from Tibetan highland sheep wool. |
| Turkey has one of the most venerable and distinguished carpet weaving traditions in the Middle East. |
| Pile carpets produced in the Ukraine are related to the Savonnerie carpets of Western Europe from France and Spain, or Axminsters from England. |
| Uzbekistan is best known for their Suzani rugs. Suzanis have large silk embroidered panels featuring geometric and floral motifs. |
| Featuring nomadic designs of Karakalpak, Kirghiz, Turkoman and Uzbek origins, West Turkestan rugs are primarily nomadic styles. |
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