The field guide · Named designs, signatures and dates
Signed rug (signature) امضا
A signed rug carries a woven name, often in a small panel at one end of the field or in the border. The name is most often that of the patron or the workshop owner or master (ostad), occasionally the designer, rather than the person who tied the knots. Because it is knotted in, a woven signature shows on both faces.
Also Armenian-Signed · workshop signature · master's mark · emza
See also Inscription panel (katibeh), Dated rug
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