Meeting

Where Does the Baluch Camel Ground Tree of Life Design Come From?

The Coffee House Club 20 West 44th St 6th Floor New York, NY 10036 Doors open 6:00pm Lecture 6:45pm Is it possible that the design of “Baluch” Camel Ground Tree of Life niche (“prayer”) rugs is really an echo of ancient Mesopotamian iconography? We will examine this idea and look at other connections between 19th […]

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SECRETS AND LI: Layers of Mystery in Dragon Tapestries from Hainan, China

The Coffee House Club 20 West 44th St 6th Floor New York, NY 10036 Doors open 6:00pm Lecture 6:45pm Ceremonial Dragon Covers of the Li of Hainan, around a dozen years ago, embroidered panels attributed to the Li, a tribal group living on the island of Hainan, China, began to appear in Chinese markets. Filled with

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The 1933 Exhibition of “Old Spanish Rugs” in Madrid: Carpets, Collectors, and Dealers

The Coffee House Club 20 West 44th St 6th Floor New York, NY 10036 Doors open 6:00pm Lecture 6:45pm In the spring of 1933, the aristocratic Sociedad Española de Amigos del Arte mounted its annual exhibition in Madrid on the still little studied subject of Spanish carpets. The corresponding catalogue represents the first major publication

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Myth & Design

The Coffee House Club 20 West 44th St 6th Floor NY NY 10036 Doors open 6:00pm Lecture 6:45pm At our annual meeting, the final gathering of the season, Tom Cole will be speaking about the significance recurring design themes in textile art ranging from Anatolia through Asia to the Far East (China & Tibet). The

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Continuing Traditions

GAIL MARTIN GALLERY 310 Riverside Drive New York, NY 10025 212-864-3550 Doors open at 6:00pm Dinner will be at 8:00pm at a local restaurant. There will be a charge for dinner, TBD. Reservations for the event and/or dinner should be made in advance using the club’s members page. To illustrate the concept of “Continuing Traditions,”

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