[fine 2808 .E93 1915 CORNELL UNIVERSITY LIBRARY FINE ARTS LIBRARY THE MEMORIAL ART GALLERY ROCHESTER, NEW YORK AN EXHIBITION OF ORIENTAL RUGS LENT BY RESIDENTS OF ROCHESTER SEPTEMBER NINETEEN HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN B Cornell University 3 Library The original of tliis book is in tine Cornell University Library. There are no known copyright restrictions in the United States on the use of the text. http://www.archive.org/details/cu31 9241 01 988826 CORNELL UNIVERSITY LIBRARY 3 1924 101 988 826 THE MEMORIAL ART GALLERY ROCHESTER, NEW YORK DATE DUE OI PniNrEDINU.SA. INTRODUCTORY. iiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiit CONNOISSEURS of rugs throughout our country have frequently remarked that Rochester must undoubtedly be very rich in pieces of extra- ordinary rarity and interest, basing their supposition upon the fact that in earlier days several of the great pioneer collectors of the United States were resident in this city. Upon the strength of this belief the present extdbilion was attempted; that it was fully justified became apparent early in our search for material. The generous willingness of Rochester people freely to lend their treasures for public exhibition, makes possible a collection of which the city may well be proud. For the task of selecting and assem- bling the pieces the Gallery is deeply indebted to Mr. Peter White, the well known illustrator and Oriental rug expert, who has devoted to it unlimited interest and time. ORIENTAL RUGS The Rogs in the Present Collection Belong to Four Great Classes : Persian, Caucasian, Turkish, and Turkoman. PERSIAN RUGS Persian rugs are characterized usually by graceful floral designs, sometimes combined with figures of animals and birds. Curved lines are more frequent than straight ones, and the detail is inclined to be finer than in other weaves. In the Persian rug the so-called Sehna knot is used, which is close and firm. The weave is finer than in other classes, more closely resembling needlework. Warp and weft are usually of cotton, giving a firmness to the fabric. Persian rugs may be classified in general under the following groups : KiRMAN Tabriz Feraghan Serabend Bakshis Herez GOREVAN Serapi Kara-Dagh Herat Sehna Kurdistan Kehmanshah BiJAR SOUJ-BULAK Hamad AN JoSHAGHAN Shiraz Khorassan CAUCASIAN RUGS The designs in this class of rugs are usually geometrical, although figures of animals and birds are occasionally intro- duced. The colors are rich and clear, sometimes with the effect of stained glass, and the lines are well defined, as in mosaic work. The Caucasus mountains were originally a part of Persia, but are now a part of tbe Russian Empire. Caucasian rugs are classified as follows : ■ Kashmir " Daghestan SOUMAC OR Derbend Shirvan Kabistan or Kuba Kazak Chichi MousuL Karabagh Baku Carajah Ganja TURKOMAN RUGS Rugs of thia class come from Turkistan (now a Russian province), Afghanistan, and Beluchistan. They are distin- guished by their deep mahoga;ny reds, deep blues, brown and chocolate shades. The designs are diamond-shaped or octa- gonal. Classification of Turkoman rugs is as follows: Bokhara on Tekke Beluchistan Afghan or Bokhara Samarkand Yamud Yarkand or Kashgar TURKISH RUGS (Asia Minor) Both geometrical and floral designs are used in Turkish rugs, but more often the former. The designs are impression- istic in effect rather than detailed. The colors are brighter and clearer than in Persian and Caucasian weaves. The warp and weft are usually of wool. The Ghiordes knot, looser than the Sehna, is almost always used in Turkish rugs, bringing fewer knots to the square inch than when the latter is employed. Turkish rugs are classified under the following groups : Ghiordes Konieh Kodlah Monjour Ladik Melez Bergama Rhodian Koulah Kir Shehr Oushak Yaruk LIST OF RUGS PERSIAN RUGS 1. KIRMAN (Lavere) , Size 8 ft. 10 in. x 6 ft. Lent by Mrs. James S. Watson 2. KIRMAN (Lavere), Size 3 ft. 1 in. x 5 ft. 1 in. Lent by Mrs. Peter White 3. KIRMAN, Size i ft. S in. x 6 ft. 9 in. Lent by Mrs. James G. Cutler 4. FERAGHAN, Size 4 ft. 5 in. x 8 ft. 4 in. Lent by Mrs. William p. Ellwanger 5. FERAGHAN, Size 8 ft. 7 in. x S ft. 4 in. Lent by Mrs. William D. Ellwanger 6. FERAGHAN, Size 5 ft. x 7 ft. Lent by Mr. Louis Stein 7. FERAGHAN, Size 4 f t. x 8 ft. 2 in. Lent by Mr. Edward C. Brown 8. FERAGHAN, Size 4 ft. 8. in. x 8 ft. 8 in. Lent by Mrs. William D. Ellwanger 9. FERAGHAN, Size 5 ft. x 7 ft. Lent by Mrs. William D. Ellwanger 10. FERAGHAN, Size 4 ft. 3 in. x 4 ft. 4 in. Lent by Mrs. William D. Ellwanger 11. FERAGHAN, Size 2 ft. 8 in. x 4 ft. 4 in. Lent by Mrs. William D. Ellwanger 12. FERAGHAN, Size 4 ft. 4 in. x 8 ft. 8 in. Lent by Mrs. Cfilman H. Perkins 13. FERAGHAN, Size 4 ft. 6 in. x 8 ft. 8 in. L.ent by Mr. Louis Stein 14. SERABEND, Size 4 ft. x 6 ft. Lent by Mrs. Warkam Whitney 15. SERABEND, Size 3 f t. x 4 ft. 7 in. Lent by Mr. Edmund Lyon 18. SERABEND, Size 7 ft. 3 in. x 17 ft. 6 in. Lent by Mr. Guernsey Mitchell 17. SERABEND, Size 3 ft. 1 in. x 4 ft. 9 in. Lent by Mrs. William D. Ellwanger 18. SEHNA. Size 4 ft. 4 in x 8 ft. 8 in. Lent by Mrs. William D. Ellwanger 19. SEHNA KHILIM, Size 4 ft. 2 in. x 8 ft. Lent by Mr. Rvfua A. Sibley 20. MINA-KHANI RUNNER, Size 3 ft. 4 in. x 18 ft. 3 in. Lent by I>r. Boyd G. Saunders 21. HAMADAN, Size S ft. 8 in. x 10 ft. 11 in Lent by Mr. William O. Stuber 28. HAMADAN, Size 4 ft. 6 in. x 5 ft. Lent by Dr. Boyd G. Saunders 2S. HAMADAN, Size 8 ft. 6 in. x 7 ft. Lent by Mrs. Andrew J. Townsend 24. HAMADAN, Size 5 ft. S in. x 11 ft. 6 in. Lent by Mrs. William D. Ellwanger 25. HAMADAN, Size 2 ft. 7 in. x S ft 7 in. Lent by Mrs. William D. Ellwanger 29. JOSHAGHAN, Size 5 ft. 4 in. x 13 ft. 1 in. Lent by Mrs. William D. Ellwanger 27. JOSHAGHAN, Size 7 ft. 6 in. x 15 ft. Lent by Mr. Erickson Perkins 28. JOSHAGHAN, Size 6 ft. 11 in. x 13 ft. S in. Lent by Mrs. Ernest R. Willard 29. BAKHSHIS PRAYER RUG, Size 4 ft. 5 in. x 4 ft. 6 in. Lent by Mr. Willis A. Matson 30. HEREZ, Size 3 ft. 10 in. Lent by Mr. Eugene J. Dwyer 31. KARA-DAGH, Size 8 ft. 8 in. x 9 ft. 5 in. Lent by Mr. John E. Ihmumt 32. BIJAR, SizeSft. 9 in. x5ft. 7in. Lent by Dr. Boyd G. Saimders 33. BIJAR, Size 4 ft. 6 in. x 7 ft. Lent by Mr. Clinton Rogers 34. SHIRAZ, Size 4 ft. S in. x 7 ft. t in. Lent by Mr. Louis Stein 35. SHIRAZ, Size 4 ft. 2 in. x 6 ft. Lent by Dr. Edward G. Link 36. SHIRAZ, Size 4 ft. 6 in. x 7 ft. Lent by Dr. Fkilip Conboy 87. SHIRAZ. Size 3 ft. 2 in. x 8 ft. 10 in. Lent by Mr. Albert E. May 38. SHIRAZ MAT Lent by Mr. C. S. Lunt 39. SHIRAZ SADDLE BAGS Lent by Mrs. Andrew J. TowTisen^ 40. SHIRAZ SADDLE BAGS Lent by Mrs. Andrew J. Townsend 41. KHORASSAN, Size 8 ft. 6 in. x 4 ft. 6 in. Lent by Mr. John J. McNemy 42. TABRIZ, Size 4 ft. 4 in. x 6 ft. 10 in. Lent by Mrs. Ernest R. Willard 43. TABRIZ, Size 4 ft, 4 in. x 6 ft. 11 in. Lent by Mrs. Granger A. Hollister 44. PERSIAN SILK RUG, Size 10 ft. x 16 ft. Lent by Mrs. Warham Whitney CAUCASIAN RUGS . DAGHESTAN, Size S ft. » in. x 4 ft. 10 in. Lent by Mr. E. C. Brown . DAGHESTAN, Size 2 ft. 11 in. x S ft. 9 in. Lent by Mr. Wrickson Perkins . DAGHESTAN PRAYER RUG, Size 3 ft. 8 in. x 5 ft. 2 in. Lent by Mrs. William D. EUwanger . KUBA, Size 4 ft. 10 in. x 12 ft. 2 in. Lent by Mr. E. C. Brown . KUBA CARPET, Size 6 ft. 4 in. x 10 ft 6 in. 1*671* by Mrs. William D. EUwanger , KUBA CARPET, Size 3 ft. 8 in. x 12 ft. Lent by Mr. Bvfus A. Sibley . KABISTAN, Size 3 ft. 5 in. x 10 ft. 7 in. Lent by Mr. Rufus A. Sibley KABISTAN, Size 3 ft. 2 in. x 9 ft. 5 in. Lent by Mrs. William D. Ellwanger KABISTAN, Size 2 ft. 8 in. x 3 ft. 8 in. Lent by Mrs. William D. Ellwanger KABISTAN, Size 4 ft. 2 in. x 12 ft. 9 in. Lent by Mrs. William D. Ellwanger DERBEND, Size 4 ft. 4 in. x 8 ft. 2 in. Lent by Mr. Charles E. Bostwick CHI CHI, Size 4ft. I in. x 8 ft. 5 in. Lent by Mrs. Williatn D. Ellwanger CHI CHI, Size 4 ft. 2 in. x 6 ft. 6 in. Lent by Mrs. Levi 8. Ward SHIRVAN, Size 4 ft. 5 in. x 5 ft. Lent by Dr. E. L. Schlottmann KARABAGH, Size s ft. 7 in. x 7 ft. 3 in. Lent by Dr. Edward Q. Jjink SOUMAC or " KASHMIR," Size 3 ft. 2 in. x 8 ft. 5 in. Lent by Mrs. John C. Woodbury SOUMAC or " " KASHMIR," Size 3 ft. 4 in, x 5 ft. L^nt by Mrs. Andrew J. Townsend CARAJAH, Size, 3 ft. 11 in. x 8 ft. a in. Lent by Mr. E. C Brown KAZAK, Size 5 ft. 10 in. x 6 ft. 11 in. Lent by Mr. Erickson Perkins KAZAK, Size 5 ft. 8 in. x 7 ft. 3 in. Lent by Mr. E. C. Brown KAZAK, Size 5 ft. 10 in. i 8 ft. 7 in. Lent by Mrs. Alexander M. Lindsay BAKU, 3 ft. 5 in. X a ft. 4 in. Lent by Mrs. Warham Whitney MOUSUL, Size 4 ft. 1 in. x 5 ft. Lent by Mr. Qtven DeWitt GANJA PRAYER RUG, Size 8 ft. 4 in. x 4 ft. 8 in. Lent by Dr. Philip Conboy GANJA, Size 3 ft. 11 in. x 7 ft. 5 in. Lent by Mr, Charles E. Bostwick TURKOMAN RUGS 70. PENDIX BOKHARA, Size 3 ft. 10 in. x 4 ft. 7 in. Lent by Mr. Frank J. Hone 71. BOKHARA YAMUD' Size 5 ft. 10 in. x 9 ft. 10 in. Lent by Mr. Rvfus A. Sibley 12. AFGHAN BOKHARA, Size 4 ft. 1 in. x 6 ft. Lent by Mr. Rufus A. Sibley 7S. BOKHARA BESHIR, Size 3 ft. 4 in. x 5 ft. 4 in. Lent by Mr. E. C. Brown 74. PRINCESS BOKHARA, Size 3 ft. 11 in. x 5 ft. 3 in. Lent by Mrs. Andrew J. Tovmsend 75. BOKHARA PRAYER RUG, Size 3 ft. 10 in. x 4 ft. 7 in. Lent by Dr. Edward Q. Link 76. BELUCHISTAN, Size 4 ft. x 5 ft., 3 in. Lent by Dr. Edward &. Link TURKISH RUGS 77. GHIORDES, Size 4 ft. 4 in. x 6 ft. Lent by Mrs. Hiram W. Sibley 78. GHIORDES PRAYER RUG, Size 4 ft. 5 in. x 7 ft. 1 in. Lent by Mr. Charles E. Bostwick 79. GHIORDES PRAYER RUG, Size 8 ft. 7 in. x 4 ft. 6 in. Lent by Mrs. Alexander M. Lindsay 80. GHIORDES PRAYER RUG, Size 4 ft. 2 in. x S ft. 8 in, Lent by Mrs. William D. Ellwanger 81. KIZ-GHIORDES RUG, Size 3 ft. 9 in. x 5ft. i in. Lent by Dr. Philip Conboy Si. KOULAH PRAYER RUG, Size 4 ft. x 8 ft. Lent by Mr. George D. Hale 83. KOULAH PRAYER RUG, Size 4 ft. x 5 ft. S in. Lent by Mrs. Hiram W. Sibley 84. KOULAH PRAYER RUG, Size 4 ft. 4 in. x 5 ft. 11 in. Lent by Mrs. Hiram W. Sibley 85. KOULAH, Size 4 ft, 6 in. x 7 ft. Lent by Mr. C. S, Lunt 86. KOULAH PRAYER RUG, Size 4 ft. 2 in. x 6 ft. 6 in. Lent by Mr. E. 0. Brown 87. KOULAH PRAYER RUG, Size 4 ft. 1 in. x 5 ft. 11 in. Lent by Mrs. William D. Ellwanger 88. KOULAH PRAYER RUG, Size 4 ft. 3 in. x 6 ft. 1 in. Lent by Mrs. William D. Ellwanger 89. KOULAH PRAYER RUG, Size 8 ft. 9 in. x 5 ft. 5 in. Lent by Mrs. Andrew J. Tovmsend 90. RHODIAN KOULAH PRAYER RUG, Size 4 ft, 3 in. x 4 ft. 10 in. Lent by Mr. Albert E. May 91. LADIK RUG, Size 3 ft. 11 in. x 5 ft. 3 in. Lpnt by Mrs. Hiram W. Sibley 92. LADIK PRAYER RUG, Size 3 ft. 7 in. x 4 ft. 10 in. Lent by Mrs. Hiram W, Sibley 93. LADIK PRAYER RUG, Size 3 ft. 8 in. x 5 ft. 10. Lent by Mr. E. C. Brown 94. LADIK PRAYER RUG, Size 3 ft. 4 in. x 6 ft. 8 in. Lent by Mr. John E. Dumont 95. KIR-SHEHR, Size 3 ft. Sin. x5 ft. 7 in. Lent by Mr. C. E. BostwicJc 96. KIR-SHEHR PRAYER RUG. Size 3 ft. x 4 ft. 4 in. Lent by Mr. E. C Brown 97. KIR-SHEHR PRAYER RUG. Size 3 ft. 10 in. x 5 f t. 8 in. Lent by Dr. Philip Conboy 98. KIR-SHEHR PRAYER RUG, Siae 4 ft. 1 in. x 5 ft. 8 in. Lent by Dr. Boyd G. Saunders 99. BERGAMA, Size 4 ft. 1 in. x 5 ft. 8 in. Lent by Dr. Boyd Q. Saunders 100. BERGAMA, Size 5 ft. 3 in. x 6 ft. 3 in. Lent by Dr. Edward G. Link 101. BERGAMA. Size, 3 ft. 10 in. x 4 ft. 4 in. Lent by Mrs. William D. Ellwanger 102. BERGAMA, Size 4 ft. 10 in. x 7 f t. 2 in. Lent by Mr. C. 8. hunt 108. BERGAMA. Size 4 ft. 5 in. x 5 ft. 4 in. Lent by Mr. E. C. Brown 104. RHODIAN BERGAMA. Size 4 ft. 6 in. x 5 ft. 2 in. Lent by Dr. Boyd G. Saunders 105. MELEZ, Size 3 ft. 10 in. x 5 f t. 2 in. Lent by Mrs. William, D. Ellwanger 106. MELEZ PRAYER RUG, Size 5 ft. 7 in. x 4 ft. 3 in. Lent by Mrs. William D. Ellwanger 107. MELEZ PRAYER RUG, Size 3 ft. 9 in. x 5 ft. Lent by Mr. E. C. Brown 108. MELEZ PRAYER RUG, Size 3 ft. 9 in. x 5 ft. 6 in. Lent by Mrs. Levi S, Ward 109. MELEZ, Size 8 ft. 11 in. x 5 f t. 2 in. Lent by Mr. William G. Stuber 110. YARUK, Size 4 ft. x 12 ft. Lent by Mrs. John C. Woodbury 111. YARUK, Size 4 ft. x 7 ft. 10 in. Ijcnt by Mrs. William B. Taylor 112. YARUK, Size 3 ft. 5 in. x 5 ft. 5 in. Lent by Mr. Charles E. Bostwick 113. YARUK, Size 3 ft. x 8 ft. 10 in. Lent by Dr. Philip Conboy 114. YARUK, Size 3 f t. x 6 ft. }>nt by Mr. Willis A. Matson 115. YARUK, Size 3 f t. x 7 ft. Lent by Mrs. John C. Woodbury 116. MONJOUR PRAYER RUG, Size 8 ft. 6 in. x 5 ft. Lent by Mr. Charles Bechtold 117. ANATOLIAN MAT Lent by Mr. Bricleson Perkins 118. ANATOLIAN MAT Lent by Br, Boyd Q. Saunders 119. ANATOLIAN MAT Lent by Dr. Edward G. lAnk 120. ANATOLIAN MAT Lent by Mr. Owen DeWitt 181. ANATOLIAN MAT Lent by Mrs. Andrew J. Tovynsend 122. ANATOLIAN MAT Lent by Mrs. Andrew J. Townsend 12S. ANATOLIAN MAT Lent by Mrs. Andrew J. Townsend 124. ANATOLIAN MAT Lent by Mrs. Andrew J. Townsend 125. EARLY ASIA MINOR FRAGMENT, Lent by Dr. Edward G. Link 126. MAN YALOOKAAPPLIQUBPRAYERRUG,Si2e4ft.x5ft.l0in. Lent by Mr. E. C. Brown 127. MELEZ PRAYER RUG, Size 3 ft. 6 in. x 5 ft. 8 in. Lent by Mr. Bvfus A. Sibley 128. TURKISH KHILIM Lent by Mrs. S. L. Ettenheimer 129. TURKISH KHILIM Lent by Dr. Edward G. Link 130. TURKISH RUG, made on the Sultan's private loom, 3 ft. 4 in. Lent by Mr. George W. Aldridge 131. BERGAMA, Size 3 ft. 2 in. x 3 ft. 4 in. Lent by Mrs. S. L. Ettenheimer 132. SEHNA KHILIM (Persian) Lent by Mrs. S. L. Ettenheimer 13S. SHIRVAN (Caucasian), Size 4 ft. X 6 ft. Lent by Mr. Clinton Rogers 184. KAZAK (Caucasian), Size 2 ft. 5 in. x 3 ft. 6 in. Lent by Dr. John A. Stapleton DRAWINGS BY MR. CLAUDE BRAGDON A group of twenty drawings by Mr. Claude Bragdon, illustrating the application of Projective Ornament will be found in the small gallery. rrtllliillllllllllillllililiiii IN THE PRINT ROOM A collection of colored prints from wood blocks, by Mr. Gustave Baumann of Chicago.