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Early American Textiles; n Americana collection without textiles is like a bagel without cream cheese... very bland. Serious collectors carefully seek..
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WOOLWORKS: THE ART OF THE BRITISH SAILOR; The epitome of the British sailors' artistic endeavors between 1840 and 1880 was found in their remarkable embroidered pictur..
Written by Diana Bittel View more details |
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EARLY AMERICAN TEXTILES ; An Americana collection without textiles is like a bagel without cream cheese... very bland. Serious collectors carefully see..
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COLLECTING WOOLIES ; Woolwork pictures, or "woolies," as they are fondly referred to, were produced, for the most part, in England between about 1..
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ANTIQUE QUILTS ; Most people look at the possession of an antique quilt as something to be afraid of. That is not true. An exciting antique qu..
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TRUE COLORS ; The color of an oriental carpet is one of its most compelling mysteries. Before the twentieth century, Oriental rugs reflecte..
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SEEKING THE PERFECT CARPET ; Because the eye can, in a moment, see the entire surface of a carpet, we make the assumption that it can be seen at a glance...
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MORE ABOUT THE COLOR OF ORIENTAL RUGS; Lately, thanks to events like the Antiques Roadshow, many people have become more interested in the financial value of things..
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CLEANING AND RESTORATION OF YOUR ANTIQUE RUGS ; "The art of Persian rug making is an example of a handicraft born before history, which lives on, owing nothing to modern sci..
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