The American Sarouk and
Cecil Edwards
In an earlier article I wrote:
"With the loss of the European market in
W.W.I the market shifted to a rug called The
American Sarouk . As Cecil
Edwards told us in The
Persian Carpet the American Sarouk had
certain distinctive characteristics that made it
popular: P.
R. J. Ford suggests that the American
Sarouk was originally produced by Mr. S.
Tyriakian the Arak representative of K.
S. Taushandjian of New York in the early
1920s.
11 millimeter pile (.44 inches) deep pile.
This was long enough to stand up to a double
alkali bleaching after which it was painted.
Knot density from 9 by 10 to 10 by 12 knots to
the square inch.
Mill spun cotton warps and the second thinner
weft is mill spun the straight weft was hand
spun.
Rose field with floral sprays framed by a blue
border. "
What I did not include was the disdain that
Edwards had for the "American" Sarouk.
If you are a serious student of carpets then you
need to read The
Persian Carpet but even then you would not
know the whole story:
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