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An oriental rug is a heavy textile made for a wide variety of utilitarian and symbolic purposes and produced in "Oriental countries" for home use, local sale, and export. Oriental carpets can be pile woven or flat woven without pile, [ 1 ] using various materials such as silk, wool, cotton, jute and animal hair. [ 2 ]
Felletin is identified as the source of the Aubusson tapestries in the inventory of Charlotte of Albret, Duchess of Valentinois and widow of Cesare Borgia (1514). [4] The workshops were given a royal charter in 1665, but came into their own in the later 18th century, with designs by François Boucher, Jean-Baptiste Oudry and Jean-Baptiste Huet, many of pastoral rococo subjects. [5]
The Oriental Rug Retailers of America (ORRA) is a non-profit organization [citation needed] that was founded over 40 years ago to promote ethical practices in the Oriental rug business. The organization provides member and consumer education as well as specialized Oriental rug appraiser certifications. The goal of ORRA is to combat the spread ...
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Aubusson is well known for its tapestry and carpets, which have been famous throughout the world since the 14th century. The origins of this craft date to the arrival of weavers from Flanders, who took refuge in Aubusson around 1580. There is a famous collection of Aubusson tapestries at Vallon-Pont-d'Arc. The style of the tapestries produced ...
Karastan is an American brand of oriental rugs, made from 1928 to 2021 from worsted wool.. In 1921, the retailer Marshall Field's established a textile mill in Eden, North Carolina, as part of its Homecrest Rug division.
Aubusson is the name or part of the name of several communes in France: Aubusson, Creuse, in the Creuse département, well known for the manufacture of Aubusson tapestry and carpets; Aubusson, Orne, in the Orne département; Aubusson-d'Auvergne, in the Puy-de-Dôme département
The successful series was woven at Beauvais at least ten times between July 1743 and August 1775; in addition further copies were made at Aubusson. [ 10 ] La pêche chinoise , 1742, one of Boucher's chinoiserie designs woven at Beauvais ( Musée des Beaux-Arts et d'archéologie de Besançon )