ANTIQUE CHINESE RUG
Size 3'6" × 5'6"
PROPERTY OF A. U. DILLEY & CO.
OWNER'S DESCRIPTION
| Color: | Blue and gold. | |
| Field: | Elaborate peony leaf and flower decoration. | |
| Border: | Intricate swastika-fret motive. | |
| Date: | 1790. |
The different shades are of considerable assistance to the connoisseur in estimating the age of a rug, for instance, robin's egg blue, golden brown, and tan were mostly in vogue during the 17th century, and during that period, green and lemon citron, greenish and reddish yellows were never employed.
THE EXAMPLES ILLUSTRATED
Three color plates of these attractive rugs are given, with accompanying descriptions (see pages [300], [306] and [318]).