Characteristics of Indian rugs

Agra formerly sent out very satisfactory rugs which were of great weight and thickness. The finest specimen I have ever seen belonged to the late Mrs. Potter Palmer, of Chicago, and was a duplicate of one owned by Mrs. Frederick D. Grant. The rug is of enormous size and weight, and the tree design is arranged in shades of exquisite blue upon a field of delicate fawn color. The border, in the same coloring, gives the most perfect harmony to the entire rug. Many more Agra rugs would be imported, but there is now a United States law prohibiting the importation of goods made in jail.

AllahabadRugs are similar to those of Agra, but the latter are as a rule preferable.

Amritsargives employment to over twenty thousand men and boys, and supplies the market with some of the finest of modern Indian rugs. Leading English and American firms have factories located there, and for that reason rugs brought into the Occident from Amritsar are reliable. They are firm in texture and have fast colors. The manufacturers realize the importance of these attributes in a rug, and their own responsibility in the matter.