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Carpets Collection

"Carpets: A Tapestry of Culture, Artistry, and History" From the vibrant streets of Cairo to the tranquil mosques in the Palestinian Authority

Background imageCarpets Collection: A BAZaR IN CAIRO 1885

A BAZaR IN CAIRO 1885
A bazaar in Cairo. Date: 1885

Background imageCarpets Collection: Muslim prayer carpet, Palestinian Authority, Middle East

Muslim prayer carpet, Palestinian Authority, Middle East

Background imageCarpets Collection: A Street Scene in Cairo, by Charles Robertson

A Street Scene in Cairo, by Charles Robertson (1844-1891)

Background imageCarpets Collection: A Magic Carpet Ride

A Magic Carpet Ride
A young woman in a yellow dress takes an impromptu ride on a magic flying carpet

Background imageCarpets Collection: Persian Manuscript, 1650. Court of a Safavid dynasty

Persian Manuscript, 1650. Court of a Safavid dynasty prince. Persian art. Safavid period. Miniature Painting. EGYPT. CAIRO. Cairo. Museum of Islamic Arts

Background imageCarpets Collection: Carpets for sale in the souk, Marrakech (Marrakesh), Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Carpets for sale in the souk, Marrakech (Marrakesh), Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Background imageCarpets Collection: Iran, Tehran, Laleh Park, Carpet Museum of Iran, traditional Iranian carpet detail

Iran, Tehran, Laleh Park, Carpet Museum of Iran, traditional Iranian carpet detail

Background imageCarpets Collection: Carpet Traders Limited, Kidderminster. A woman worker seen here operating one of

Carpet Traders Limited, Kidderminster. A woman worker seen here operating one of the countless looms in the Axminster department. 18th April 1933

Background imageCarpets Collection: Beech woods and carpets of Bluebells, West Woods, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England

Beech woods and carpets of Bluebells, West Woods, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England. Spring (May) 2009

Background imageCarpets Collection: Promotional card for the Oriental Carpet Manufacturers Ltd

Promotional card for the Oriental Carpet Manufacturers Ltd - Turkish Company with head office at Smyrna (Izmir), Turkey and branches in London, Paris, Constantinople (Istanbul), New York, Cairo

Background imageCarpets Collection: Lockwood, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire

Lockwood, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
A Policeman and two smartly-dressed messanger boys stand in the street at Lockwood, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. The Huddersfield Industrial Society Building is on the left (still standing)

Background imageCarpets Collection: Advert, Guthrie & Wells, Stained Glass Windows, Glasgow

Advert, Guthrie & Wells, Stained Glass Windows, Glasgow
Advert for J & W Guthrie & Andrew Wells, Stained Glass Windows and Mosaics, West George Street, Glasgow, Scotland. 1905

Background imageCarpets Collection: The Cunard Liner RMS Mauretania - The Entrance Hall

The Cunard Liner RMS Mauretania - The Entrance Hall Date: 1922

Background imageCarpets Collection: Hammersmith Carpet Weaving at Merton Abbey Works, . Creator: Unknown

Hammersmith Carpet Weaving at Merton Abbey Works, . Creator: Unknown
Hammersmith Carpet Weaving at Merton Abbey Works, late 19th century. Female weaver at a loom at Merton Abbey Mills in south London

Background imageCarpets Collection: Imperial Vacuum Cleaner advertisement, 1914

Imperial Vacuum Cleaner advertisement, 1914
Advertisement for the Imperial Vacuum Cleaner from The Electric Appliances Company Ltd, claiming it would last a lifetime and offering the chance for a home demonstration of the machine in action

Background imageCarpets Collection: Carpets hanging outside shop in the medina, Essaouira, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Carpets hanging outside shop in the medina, Essaouira, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Background imageCarpets Collection: Yarn twisting

Yarn twisting. Yarn is a general term for a long continuous bundle of fibres. Here, fibres are being spun together to produce yarn

Background imageCarpets Collection: Selling Persian Carpets

Selling Persian Carpets
Selling Persian carpets in Le Printemps, French department store

Background imageCarpets Collection: Kelims in souk, Baghdad, Iraq, Middle East

Kelims in souk, Baghdad, Iraq, Middle East

Background imageCarpets Collection: An Indian woman weaving a carpet in small village by Lake Titicaca, Bolivia

An Indian woman weaving a carpet in small village by Lake Titicaca, Bolivia, South America

Background imageCarpets Collection: Detail of rolled carpets on display at store, Avanos, Avanos District, Nevsehir Province, Cappadocia

Detail of rolled carpets on display at store, Avanos, Avanos District, Nevsehir Province, Cappadocia, Central Anatolia Region, Turkey

Background imageCarpets Collection: Detail of rolled carpets on display at store, Avanos, Avanos District, Nevsehir Province, Cappadocia

Detail of rolled carpets on display at store, Avanos, Avanos District, Nevsehir Province, Cappadocia, Central Anatolia Region, Turkey

Background imageCarpets Collection: Detail of rolled carpets on display at store, Avanos, Avanos District, Nevsehir Province, Cappadocia

Detail of rolled carpets on display at store, Avanos, Avanos District, Nevsehir Province, Cappadocia, Central Anatolia Region, Turkey

Background imageCarpets Collection: Kuwait, Kuwait City, Carpet shop, Souk Marbarakia

Kuwait, Kuwait City, Carpet shop, Souk Marbarakia

Background imageCarpets Collection: Albania, Kruja, town bazaar, carpets

Albania, Kruja, town bazaar, carpets

Background imageCarpets Collection: Famous Arraiolos tapestry, handmade in Alentejo. Portugal

Famous Arraiolos tapestry, handmade in Alentejo. Portugal

Background imageCarpets Collection: Power loom, 1862

Power loom, 1862
3479231 Power loom, 1862; (add.info.: Tuer & Hall's power loom for weaving Brussels carpets. Dated August, 1862.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background imageCarpets Collection: Illustration showing 19th century, Scottish textile loom manufacturing carpets

Illustration showing 19th century, Scottish textile loom manufacturing carpets. 1843Shipyard, Scotland; 1843
5311478 Illustration showing 19th century, Scottish textile loom manufacturing carpets. 1843Shipyard, Scotland; 1843; (add.info.: Date: 1843); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background imageCarpets Collection: The international exhibition, 1850

The international exhibition, 1850
3479224 The international exhibition, 1850; (add.info.: The international exhibition: Tuer and hall's power-loom for weaving carpets.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background imageCarpets Collection: Carpets in the prison at Peshawar, 1885

Carpets in the prison at Peshawar, 1885
3479351 Carpets in the prison at Peshawar, 1885; (add.info.: Convicts are shown seated making carpets in the prison at Peshawar, dated 1885.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background imageCarpets Collection: The International Exhibition: Smith's power-loom for weaving tufted pile carpets, 1862

The International Exhibition: Smith's power-loom for weaving tufted pile carpets, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The International Exhibition: Smith's power-loom for weaving tufted pile carpets, 1862. Loom for Axminster carpet, '...invented by Mr

Background imageCarpets Collection: A peasant family from the village of Lovatskaya, Kansky district, 1905. Creator: Unknown

A peasant family from the village of Lovatskaya, Kansky district, 1905. Creator: Unknown
A peasant family from the village of Lovatskaya, Kansky district, 1905. This collection includes more than four hundred photographs of daily life in Yenisei Province in the late tsarist period

Background imageCarpets Collection: Briner Yuliy Ivanovich with his wife Natalya Iosifovna, sons Leonid, Boris, Felix, daughter

Briner Yuliy Ivanovich with his wife Natalya Iosifovna, sons Leonid, Boris, Felix, daughter..., 1900 Creator: Unknown
Briner Yuliy Ivanovich with his wife Natalya Iosifovna, sons Leonid, Boris, Felix, daughters Margarita, Maria and Nina, 1900

Background imageCarpets Collection: Still Life with Dead Game and a Silver Tureen on a Turkish Carpet, 1738

Still Life with Dead Game and a Silver Tureen on a Turkish Carpet, 1738. Creator: Jean-Baptiste Oudry
Still Life with Dead Game and a Silver Tureen on a Turkish Carpet, 1738

Background imageCarpets Collection: St Hugh of Lincoln and St Benedict of Nursia. Creator: Gherardo di Jacopo

St Hugh of Lincoln and St Benedict of Nursia. Creator: Gherardo di Jacopo
St Hugh of Lincoln and St Benedict of Nursia, Unknown date

Background imageCarpets Collection: Young man writing at a window, 1734-1785. Creator: Jan Stolker

Young man writing at a window, 1734-1785. Creator: Jan Stolker
Young man writing at a window, 1734-1785

Background imageCarpets Collection: Mr Robert Constantin and Mrs Maria Eleonora Berggren, c1860s. Creator: Gottfrid Virgin

Mr Robert Constantin and Mrs Maria Eleonora Berggren, c1860s. Creator: Gottfrid Virgin
Mr Robert Constantin and Mrs Maria Eleonora Berggren, c1860s. Additional Info: The couple seems to be studying a newly-bought work of art, since there is no hanging device on its reverse side

Background imageCarpets Collection: Raja Medini Pal (Reigned 1722-1736) of Basohli Being Presented with a Falcon, c1725

Raja Medini Pal (Reigned 1722-1736) of Basohli Being Presented with a Falcon, c1725. Creator: Unknown
Raja Medini Pal (Reigned 1722-1736) of Basohli Being Presented with a Falcon, c1725

Background imageCarpets Collection: Raj Singh (reigned 1685-1695) of Guler, between c1690 and c1710. Creator: Unknown

Raj Singh (reigned 1685-1695) of Guler, between c1690 and c1710. Creator: Unknown
Raj Singh (reigned 1685-1695) of Guler, between c1690 and c1710

Background imageCarpets Collection: The Guicowar of Baroda, visited by the Prince of Wales, 1876. Creator: Unknown

The Guicowar of Baroda, visited by the Prince of Wales, 1876. Creator: Unknown
The Guicowar of Baroda, visited by the Prince of Wales, 1876. Sayajirao Gaekwad III, the boy-prince, welcomed the future King Edward VII to his palace at Vadodara, India

Background imageCarpets Collection: Portrait of Edwin vom Rath's Pug, c.1880-c.1895. Creator: Conradyn Cunaeus

Portrait of Edwin vom Rath's Pug, c.1880-c.1895. Creator: Conradyn Cunaeus
Portrait of Edwin vom Rath's Pug, c.1880-c.1895

Background imageCarpets Collection: Interview at Sealkote, on the 9th March, between the Maharajah Runjeet Singh of Cashmere... 1860

Interview at Sealkote, on the 9th March, between the Maharajah Runjeet Singh of Cashmere... 1860. Creator: Unknown
Interview at Sealkote, on the 9th March, between the Maharajah Runjeet [sic] Singh of Cashmere and His Excellency Lord Canning - from a sketch by Mr. Simpson, 1860

Background imageCarpets Collection: Cornelis Jansz Meyer (1629-1701), Hydraulic Engineer, 1650-1655. Creator: Abraham van den Hecken

Cornelis Jansz Meyer (1629-1701), Hydraulic Engineer, 1650-1655. Creator: Abraham van den Hecken
Cornelis Jansz Meyer (1629-1701), Hydraulic Engineer, 1650-1655

Background imageCarpets Collection: Karnati Ragini, Folio from a Ragamala (Garland of Melodies), between c1730 and c1740

Karnati Ragini, Folio from a Ragamala (Garland of Melodies), between c1730 and c1740. Creator: Unknown
Karnati Ragini, Folio from a Ragamala (Garland of Melodies), between c1730 and c1740

Background imageCarpets Collection: Madhu Ragaputra, the Third Son of Bhairava Raga, Folio from a Ragamala (Garland of Melodies)

Madhu Ragaputra, the Third Son of Bhairava Raga, Folio from a Ragamala (Garland of Melodies), c1715. Creator: Unknown
Madhu Ragaputra, the Third Son of Bhairava Raga, Folio from a Ragamala (Garland of Melodies), c1715

Background imageCarpets Collection: Hall and stairway, probably in clubhouse, New York City, between 1900 and 1910

Hall and stairway, probably in clubhouse, New York City, between 1900 and 1910. Creator: William H. Jackson
Hall and stairway, probably in clubhouse, New York City, between 1900 and 1910

Background imageCarpets Collection: Regency piece, 1789. Creator: Jan Bulthuis

Regency piece, 1789. Creator: Jan Bulthuis
Regency piece, 1789. Regentenstuk. Four unknown men sitting around a table, a servant on the right, and on the left a young man

Background imageCarpets Collection: View of a room in the Romer in Frankfurt am Main with a meal for the emperor... Creator: Anon

View of a room in the Romer in Frankfurt am Main with a meal for the emperor... Creator: Anon
View of a room in the Romer in Frankfurt am Main with a meal for the emperor and Electors on June 22 and August 1, 1758, 1758-1799



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"Carpets: A Tapestry of Culture, Artistry, and History" From the vibrant streets of Cairo to the tranquil mosques in the Palestinian Authority, they have woven themselves into the fabric of societies across the Middle East. Just like a magic carpet ride, they transport us through time and space. Dating back to 1650, a Persian manuscript from the Safavid dynasty showcases intricate carpet designs that were treasured by royalty. Today, these masterpieces can still be found in museums such as Tehran's Carpet Museum of Iran. In Marrakech's bustling souk, carpets for sale entice visitors with their colorful patterns and rich textures. These North African treasures reflect centuries-old traditions passed down through generations. Closer to home in Kidderminster, Carpet Traders Limited employs skilled workers who meticulously craft each piece. Their dedication ensures that every carpet is not just functional but also a work of art. Oriental Carpet Manufacturers Ltd promotes their exquisite creations through captivating promotional cards that showcase their craftsmanship. Each card tells a story of beauty underfoot. Yet they can not limited to indoor spaces alone. In England's West Woods, bluebells create an enchanting carpet beneath towering beech trees—a natural wonder that captivates all who wander there. Further north in Huddersfield lies Lockwood—the heartland of textile production—where skilled artisans continue to weave stunning carpets using age-old techniques. Their expertise keeps this traditional craft alive amidst modern times. Beyond homes and landscapes, even stained glass windows find inspiration from carpets' intricate motifs. Guthrie & Wells in Glasgow incorporate these timeless designs into their breathtaking creations—an artistic fusion where light meets texture. Lastly, we cannot forget Hammersmith Carpet Weaving at Merton Abbey Works—an unknown creator whose legacy lives on through beautiful tapestries adorning floors around the world.