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Murray L. Eiland
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Authority on Oriental carpets. Author of Oriental Rugs: A Complete Guide; Between the Black Desert and the Red.

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Detail of an Indo-Esfahan carpet, 17th century; in the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Rug and carpet, any decorative textile normally made of a thick material and now usually intended as a floor covering. Until the 19th century the word carpet was used for any cover, such as a table cover or wall hanging; since the introduction of machine-made products, however, it has been used…
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