Megerian Conservators

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About rugs: their history, types, care, and repair.

Plain-language articles on where rugs come from, how they are made and designed, and how to clean, store, look after, and restore them, including what is reasonable to try at home.

Red-ground Holbein carpet with repeating geometric medallions and an interlaced border, The Met, object 2009.458.1

History and origins · · 4 min read

Holbein and Lotto rugs: why Turkish carpets carry painters' names

These familiar rug names come from European paintings. The weaving traditions behind them belong to Anatolia, and the distinction matters.

By Mark Megerian

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