Experience should teach the collector to appreciate and care for all fine examples which he may already have. There are few others to take their places. “Going! going! going!” has been said of them too often. Time, as auctioneer, now says of them, as of old Chinese porcelains, “Gone!” And that they should be even rarer than old china is quite understandable. The ravages of time deal more gently with porcelains than with rugs. Only breakage, not wear, moth, and abuse affects the former; and it is generally guarded in glass cases and dusted by the mistress herself. Your rugs are neglected, or left to the gardener’s heroic care and treatment. Use and abuse encroach upon the ends and edges of a glorious old masterpiece, and ere it is too late, it becomes but “a king of shreds and patches.”

If there were new rugs to take its place, we might say: “The King is dead. Long live the King!” But there are no new ones worthy of succession. The royal line is virtually extinct.

INDEX

Index

Afghan rugs, [82]
" " , modern, mineral dyes in, [83]
Anatolian rugs, [73]
" , commercial term, [73]
" mats, [73], [74]
Angles, mystery of, [2]
" , use of, [62]
Angular ornamentation, [96], [121]
Antique carpets, [94]
" rugs, not to be had, [6]
" " , term abused, [43]
" " , tones of imitated, [81]
" " , valuable for design, [44]
Arabian digits illustrated, [124]
“Arabic figures,” miscalled, [124]
Arabic language, [122]
" " , catholicity of, [122], [123]
Armenians, appreciation of, [3]
" , as dealers, [113]
" hoard Anatolian mats, [74]
Auction, arguments for, [107], [108]
" , caution in buying at, [133]
" , fascination of, [112]
" , ways of, [109], [110]
Auctioneer, [109], [110]
" , powers of, [111-113]
Authorities, few available, [4]

Babylon, first rugs woven at, [69]
Bale, rugs by, [108], [109]
Bead-bags, [23]
Beluchistan rugs, [83]
" " , silkiness of, [54]
Bergama rugs, [75]
" " , defect of, [76]
" " , lavender in, [75]
Bokhara camel-bags, [99]
" rugs, [80]
" " , brown, [81]
" " , Yamoud, [82]
" saddle-bags, crooked, desirable, [100]
Border, Caucasian, Persian, [23]
" , classifying rugs, [27], [28]
" , crab, [29], [30]
" , dotted, Gheordez, [71]
" , Koulah, [27], [72]
" , Ladik, lily, [25], [72]
" , must have end to correspond, [136]
" , Rhodian or lily, [25], [72]
" , Serabend, [29], [50]
" " , in Mousuls, [53]
Borders in Khorassan rugs, defective, [49]
Camel-bags, [99]
" " , crooked, desirable, [100]
Camel’s hair in rugs, [131]
Cashmere, see [Soumac]
Carpet, [93]
" , room should fit, [94]
Carpet-bag, [100], [101]
Carpets, modern Persian, [94-98]
" " Turkish, [97], [98]
Caucasian rugs, characteristics of, [62]
" " , Persian influence on, [61]
" " , varieties of, [16]

Chichi rugs, [61], [62]
" " , ordinary specimens of, [66]
Chinese figures in Melez rugs, [75]
" old, rugs, [88], [89]
" weaving transferred to Persia, [69]
China, first rugs from, [69]
Collector encouraged, [76]
Colours, brown, to be rejected, [81]
" , chemical in carpets, [95]
" , dark, of Beluchistans, [83]
" , flaming red, of Karabaghs, [64]
" , green and yellow, in Bokharas, [82]
" , lavender, heliotrope, &c., [75]
" , magenta, to be avoided, [75], [87]
" of Beluchistans, [83]
" " Bergamas, [75]
" " Ladiks, [72]
" " Gheordez, [70], [71]
" , red, of Bokharas, [80], [81]
Comb, as symbol, [135]
Cossack, like Kazak, [65]
Crooked rugs, poetical version of, [21]
Daghestan, confusing term, [61], [62]
" rugs, [61]
" " , term distinguished, [63]
Dates on rugs, [124], [127]
" " " , Arabian digits for, [124]
" " " , formula for reading, [126]
" " " , intricate forms of, [125]
Dealers, uncommunicative, [2]
" , wholesale, [108]

Design, checker-board, [75], [76]
" , comb, [135]
" , Feraghan, [24], [53]
" , four roses, [54], [55] (note)
" , Koniah, [26], [72]
" , lamp, [72]
" , mosque, [70]
" , no pattern for, [26]
" , “palace pattern,” [64]
" , “palm-leaf,” “pear,” loop, [50]
" , “shawl pattern,” [64]
" , “sunburst,” [64]
Designs, as trademarks, [26]
" , animals for, not on Turkish rugs, [46]
" , geometric figures for, [80]
" , Kazak, in Killims, [86], [87]
" , mosaic-work in, [64], [76], [80]
" , palm-leaf, in Mousuls, [53], [54]
" , tile, [82]
“Dipping” rugs to imitate antique, [81]
Donkey-bags, [98]
Dyes, aniline, mineral, [35], [36], [38], [134]
" " " , test for, [39]
" , black, [36]
" , brown, [37]
" " , imitated, [81]
" , green, [37], [50]
" , magenta, [36], [49], [87]
" , secret in Kurdistan carpets, [96]
Edges, should be overcast, [137]
Ends, importance of perfect, [136]
" , in Khorassan rugs, defective, [49]
" , should have corresponding borders, [136]
Experts, disagreement of, [56]
" , no, [3]

Feraghan carpets, [96]
" " , small figures of, [97]
" rugs, [52]
" " , characteristic design of, [29], [52]
" " , " " " illustrated, [24]
Figures, see [Design]
Fringe of rugs, not for beauty, [135]
" " " , trimming of, [136]
Geography of carpets and rugs, [79], [80]

Gheordez rug, [70], [71]
Gorovan carpets, [96]
Gulistan carpets, [97]
" rugs, [56]
Hall rugs, desirable, [45], [93]
" " , Persian term for, [44]
Hamadan carpets, [98]
Holes in rugs, cause of, [133]
India carpets, [17]
Inscriptions on rugs and carpets, [121]
“Iran,” as descriptive term, distinguished, [15]
" , a trade term like “Anatolian,” [73]
Ispahan rugs, [56]
Jewels, mats like, [74]

Joshghan rugs, [51], [52]
" " , like Ispahans, [57]
Kabistan rugs, [63]
" " , distinguished from Shirvans, [64]
Karabagh rugs, [64]
Kazak rugs, [65]
" " , plush of, [84]

Killims, [86], [87]
Khorassan rugs, [49]

“Kinari,” Persian term for “hall rugs,” [44]
Kirman rugs, [45-48]
Kirmanshah carpets, [95]
" rugs, trade name for Kirmans, [48]
Kiz-Killims, see [Killims]
Knots, kinds of, [25]
" , numbers of, [26]
Koniah rugs, [71]
" " , characteristic design of described, [72]
" " , " " " illustrated, [26]
Koulah rugs, [71]
" " , characteristic border of described, [72]
" " , " " " illustrated, [27]
Kurdish rugs distinguished from Kurdistans, [55]
Kurdistan carpets, [95], [96]
" rugs, [55], [56]
Kurds, “a band of robbers,” [55]
Ladik rugs, [72]
" " , characteristic border of described, [72]
" " , " " " illustrated, [25]
Lamp, Aladdin’s, [71]
Lamps like tea-pots in Koulahs, [72]
Malgara rugs, [88]
“Mats,” Anatolian, [73], [74]
" , Beluchistan, [85]
“Mecca” rugs, doubtful term, [3]
" " , Shiraz, so called, [51]
Melez rugs, [74], [75]
Mohammedan dating, [125], [126]
Moth holes to be looked for in buying rugs, [133]
Moths to be guarded against, [140]
Mousul rugs, [53]
" " , shimmer of, [84]

Museums, best rugs in, [6]
" , brown Bokharas only in, [81]
" , guide-posts to, [73]
Mysterious inscriptions, [123]
Mystery of the rug, [2]
Names of rugs, [8], [9]
" " " , commercial, [56]
" " " , importance of, [14]
" " " , unknown and fanciful, [14]
Oushak carpets, [98]
Pattern, see [Design]
Persia, inspiration drawn from, [69]
“Persian Iran,” ignorant term, [15]
Persian, means splendour, [6]
Persian rugs, best to buy, [45]
" " , order of, [15]
Pile, depth of, in Mousuls, [84]
Pillow, shown by selvedge, [101]
Pillows, Sehna, [101]
Prayer rugs, [71]
" " , comb in, [135]
Rose, conventionalized, [53]
" , Oriental origin, [54]
" , Persian, [52]
Rugs, beating of, [137]
" , cheap, uses and value of, [66]
" , cleaning of, [137]
" , firm, that lie well, desirable, [134]
" , folding of, [141]
" , holes in, [133]
" , hung on wall, criticised, [102], [134]
" , moths in, [140]
" , much worn, to be avoided, [133]
" , neglect of, [141]
" , number annually imported, [114], [115], [116]
" , painted or doctored, test for, [134]
" , retail trade in, [113]
" , tricks in selling, [135]
" , washing of, [138], [139], [140]
" , wholesale dealers in, [114], [117]
Russian, types of, in Caucasian rugs, [63], [65]
Saddle-bag, [98]
" " , shown by selvedge, [101]
" " , term confusing, [100]
Saddle-cloth, [102]
Samarkand rugs, [87]
Sarak rugs, [57]
Selvedge, cutting of in Beluchistans, [85]
" " " " Bergamas, [76]
" of Bergamas, [84]
" " Beluchistans, [28]
" " Bokharas, [82]
" " pillows, [101]
" " saddle-bags, [101]
" " Yamoud Bokharas, [82]
" should be trimmed, [135], [136]
Sehna rugs, [48], [49]
" pillows, [101]
Serabend rugs, [50]
" " , characteristic border of, [29]
" " , " " illustrated, [50]
Shiraz donkey-bags, [98]
" rugs, [51]
" " , defects of, [76]

Shirvan donkey-bags, [98]
" rugs, [64]
" " , distinguished from Kabistan, [64]
Silk rugs, antique, [132]
" " , modern, to be avoided, [48], [132], [133]
Sizes of carpets, [44], [94]
" " rugs, [44]
" " " , almost square, [82]
Smyrna carpets, [97], [98]
“Smyrna” carpets, so called, [98]

Soumac rugs, [86]
“Strips,” or “Stair-rugs,” proper name of, [44]
Sultanabad carpets, [97]
Tabriz carpets, [95]
" rugs, [57]
Teheran rugs, [56]
Tjoshghan, see [Joshghan]
Tree, cypress, [75]
" of Life, [46]
Trellis, rose, [53]
Turkestan rugs, [79]
" " , varieties of, [16]
" " , " " , order of, [16]
" weaves, like rubies, [70]
Turkoman rugs, [79]
Tzi-tzi, see [Chichi]
Washing of rugs, essential, [138]
" " " , methods of, [139], [140]
Weaving, done by women, [22]
" , method of, [24], [25]
Wholesale dealers, buyers from, [108]
Wool, camels’, [131]
" from young sheep, desirable, [132]

Wool has life, is sentient thing, [138]
" , like plush in Kazaks, [84]
" , soft and silky, in Beluchistans, [84]
Youraghan rugs, [51]
Yourdez, see [Gheordez]
Youruck rugs, [65]