The Hamadan carpet is knotted in villages in an area surrounding the city of Hamadan in northwestern Persia. Every village or smaller group of villages, has its own obvious distinctive character.
~Rare pair of French wallpaper panels from the décor “Gobelins” entitled, “L’Amour Gronde” and “L’Amour Grondant”. The panels were wood-block printed on a blue background. The décor was first manufactured by Zuber in The design was inspired by Boucher
charles le brun for madame de montespan: tapestry - seasons & elements (spring) (set of four), circa canvas; silk, wool, and metal-thread embroidery in tent stitch stitches per sq. (the metropolitan museum of art)