KIDS PAINT THE TOWN- A project where everyone makes a difference presents ~ Spring Into Life!
Many of you may remember the art displayed in our windows last year (see photo below) from a wonderful program founded by Jennifer Rogers called Kids Paint the Town. Well, she is back, teaming up with The Museum of Children's Art (MOCHA) for an even larger upcoming display in April.
Her website is full of info and pictures from past exhibits. Jennifer has an abundance of energy and drive and we wish her continued success with this program.
Kids Paint the Town art in Tulanian Rugs windows
February 22, 2008 Rug Books One of our favorites is: Oriental Carpet Design, A Guide to Traditional Motifs, Patterns & Symbols. by P.R.J. Ford It's in paperback (photo left) though you may still be able to find the hardcover original like we own. (photo right) Take a peek inside by clicking here
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Hardcover jacket click to enlarge
February 16, 2008 At theMET Read about this rare, late 16th century carpet at the Metropolitan Museum of Art website
Be sure to use the zoom feature to view this rug up close.
February 10, 2008 Tufted Rug Odors Notice a strange smell in the house? Like something is burning? If you own this variety of rug, it could be the source of the odor. If your rug has a canvas backing (see pic) or you are considering purchasing one of these rugs, find out why they smell, and more here.
February 4, 2008 FrozenTreasure The World's oldest surviving carpet is on display at the Hermitage Museum Take a virtual tour of the hall where it resides.
Pazyryk Carpet
Pazyryk Carpet detail
January 29, 2008 CarpetWeavers Click the logo for Care & Fair to read more about this organization and their mission to create better living conditions and offer training possibilities to carpet weavers and their children in Pakistan, Nepal and India.
January 23, 2008 ShopLocal The Elmwood Merchants Association has a website to guide you through the neighborhood. Check out the Directory for business listings, shops and restaurants. Or take the virtual tour and stroll the Avenue. Click on their Elmwood logo to access the site.
January 19, 2008 W O W
Our friend Jane, the editor of Atticmag.com spyed these handmade metal kitchen utensils up for auction at Christie's and followed the bidding to the end. The estimated sales price was $10,000-$15,000.00 but the winning bid was...$70,000.00 Add another 20% buyer's premium to up the price to $84,000.00.
(and we thought rugs were expensive!)
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Jauary 15, 2008 On theExhibitionFront
Where: de Young Museum When: through September 7, 2008
"The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco present a selection of premier examples from their world-class holdings of Turkmen rugs and textiles in For Tent and Trade: Masterpieces of Turkmen Weaving at the de Young Museum. During the past twenty-five years, FAMSF has developed the finest public collection of Turkmen carpets and other pile textiles outside Russia. This exhibition includes approximately 40 of the finest rugs, bags, and tent and animal trappings from these extensive holdings." Read more here
January 13, 2008 Sneak Peek at a stunning Bidjar that will soon be on display on our rugs for sale gallery page. Measures 11.5 x 15' and is in MINT condition.
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January 11, 2008 On theRetail Front We're often asked about child labor used in the production of rugs. This rugmark label is your assurance your new rug is child labor free. Click the logo for more info.
January 10, 2008 On the Auction Front Spotted atSkinnerAuction Housein Boston. Hamadan carpet, last quarter 19th century. 7 ft. 7 in x 12 ft 10 in. Est. value $1000-$1,500. Sold $6,462.50 Blog note: very nice camel hair hamadan in excel. cond.
January 7, 2008 What do I own, is it Valuable?
This is a picture of a 9 x 12 rug that belonged to my grandmother. It’ has numerous tears similar to the one in this picture, but I don’t know anything about the rug or if it is valuable. The mfg of the rug was Hale Bros. and as far as I can tell the name of the rug is "Cabrizan". It is at least 75 yrs old. Allison in CA
Hi Allison,
Your rug is machine made. The style is actually "Tabrizian." There is a town in Iran (formerly Persia) named Tabriz. It produced some of the finest Persian rugs, and this is a machine made copy of such. Hale Brothers was a department store in SF. The rug would have been manufactured for Hale Brothers, not by them.
Unfortunately, your rug has little value. Repairing a machine made rug with damage this extensive would far outweigh its worth.
"I have been offered a rug from a private person. She dosen’t know which area or country it comes from, or even if its hand woven or a natural dye coulors rug. What can you tell me about this rug, only out of this information and pictures?" Fredrik, Norway
Fredrik,
Without a tag, it's hard to say where it was made, but my guess would be Belgium as it exported huge numbers of this type rug. It is machine made, not hand woven. There is moth damage at the fringe end, which is evidenced by the small areas of missing nap, so check the rug thoroughly to confirm they are no longer present.
