Learning to Love Antique Rugs, with Jan David Winitz: Part 2

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Sep 25, 202443:03Arts

In this episode with Claremont Rug Company, president and founder Jan Winitz and Ben Miller explore myths about rugs, and the symbolic meanings of colors in rugs and importance of signatures. Winitz introduces his Orient...

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