Английская Википедия:A. Cecil Edwards
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Arthur Cecil Edwards (1881 – 1953 or 1957) was a dealer in and authority on Persian carpets. He was managing director of the Oriental Carpet Manufacturers based in Turkey.
Early life and family
Arthur Edwards was born in Constantinople in 1881 to Charles Reed Edwards (born London) and Louise Baker (born Constantinople).[1] In 1909, Edwards married the American Clara Cary Case in Paris Hill, United States.[1][2] Their son Arthur was born in 1918 in Hamadan, Iran.Шаблон:Citation needed
Career
Edwards's uncle, James Baker, was one of the founders of the Oriental Carpet Manufacturers (OCM) in Smyrna, today's Izmir, in 1907/1908. The company bought and produced Persian carpets for export to the United Kingdom.Шаблон:Citation needed
As an OCM employee, Edwards moved to Hamadan, north-western, in 1911, where he built and managed his own carpet production for the company. He and his wife were fascinated by Persian culture. In 1923, they left Iran, traveled to Pakistan for a few months, and finally went to London. There Edwards took over the management of the OCM and expanded its business activities in the United States. He also oversaw the outsourcing of carpet production to India in order to reduce production costs. During the Second World War the family moved to Oxford and then returned to London.Шаблон:Citation needed
His masterwork was The Persian Carpet (1953), published posthumously and repeatedly reissued. The monograph is still one of the standard works on the Persian carpet. It describes in detail the production, colors, patterns and the stylistic development of the Persian knotted carpet in the different provinces of Iran, as well as the history of the regions, their carpet production, number of looms and production figures since the end of the 19th to the middle of the 20th century, and gives an outlook on the future of the carpet industry under the influence of the European market.Шаблон:Citation needed It was positively reviewed in The Burlington Magazine who praised it for its up to date and detailed treatment of the weavers then working in Persia.[3]
Death and legacy
The drafts of chapters for The Persian Carpet are held by the Victorian and Albert Museum in London.[2] In August 2017 the book was still described in The Times as "an invaluable aid to carpet dealers".[4]
Selected publications
- A Persian caravan. Duckworth, London 1928. (A collection of individual stories with exotic characters, inspired by Edwards' encounters in Persia.)
- The Persian carpet: A survey of the carpet-weaving industry of Persia. Duckworth, London, 1953.
References
Further reading
- "From the archive: From Tehran and Hamadan: Arthur Cecil Edwards' unpublished letters", Hali: The international journal of Oriental carpets and textiles, No. 153 (2007), pp. 50–60.
- Mansel, Antony Wynn. (2008) Three camels to Smyrna: Times of war and peace in Turkey, Persia, India, Afghanistan & Nepal, 1907–1986: The story of the Oriental Carpet Manufacturers Company. London: Hali Publications. Шаблон:ISBN
- ↑ 1,0 1,1 Clara Cary Case Maine Vital Records. FamilySearch. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ↑ 2,0 2,1 Шаблон:Cite book
- ↑ "Reviewed Work(s): The Persian Carpet by A. Cecil Edwards." Review by: G.F.W.D. in The Burlington Magazine, Vol. 97, No. 622 (January 1955), p. 27. Шаблон:Subscription required
- ↑ "Weaving together Persian design and European tastes", Huon Mallalieu, The Times, 5 August 2017, p. 78.
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