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- Edwards is considered by many people the
single greatest western expert on The
Persian Carpet. If he isn't then he
is among the very best.
- Edwards was the buyer for OCM the
major British importer and he traveled
extensively in Persia buying carpets for
14 years.
- Edwards, A. Cecil. The Persian Carpet.
London 1953. The standard text on the
subject.
- Edwards, A. Cecil. The Persian Carpet.
London: 1991.
- Edwards,
A. C. The Persian Carpet. 1977 (1983
impression),
- Edwards, Cecil A., The Persian Carpet,
Duckworth, London, 1975
- Edwards was the nephew of James
Baker who was one of the founders of
OCM. Baker was the son of George
Baker the official gardener for the
Turkish sultan. 83
Textile Museum Conference.
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- CLARA CAREY CASE EDWARDS
Clara Carey Case Edwards, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Charles L. Case, was a graduate of Bryn Mawr
College (class of 1904). Her twin sisters, Mary
C. Case and Adelaide T. Case, also attended Bryn
Mawr (class of 1908). In 1909, Clara married
Cecil Edwards, who worked for The Oriental Carpet
Manufacturers Ltd. The business was based in
Istanbul, Turkey and manufactured and exported
oriental carpets, both Turkish and Persian, to
the West. In 1911, the Edwards moved to Hamadan,
Iran, so that Cecil could take charge of the
business there, and while in Hamadan, Clara
taught for some time at The American Boys'
School. Their son, Arthur, was born in Hamadan on
11 February 1918. The Edwards traveled in Iran
and Russia, partly for Cecil's work, and partly
in reaction to events related to World War I.
They also made several trips to the United States
to visit Clara's family.
In 1923, they left Iran and spent eight months in
India (now Pakistan) visiting carpet weaving
centers before arriving in England. The Edwards
settled in London, where they became friends with
historian Arnold Toynbee and the William Blake
bibliographer Geoffrey Keynes. During World War
II, they moved to Oxford, returning to London
after the war was over.
The Edwards returned to Iran once more, in 1948,
so that Cecil could complete research for his
book, The Persian Carpet: A Survey of the Carpet
Weaving Industry of Persia (London: Duckworth,
1953). Around 1946, Clara's mind had begun to
fail, and in 1951, she entered St. George's
Retreat near Brighton. Cecil died in 1953; Clara,
in 1955. http://www.brynmawr.edu/Library/SpecColl/Guides/edwards.html
For Further Reading:
Thanks and best wishes,
J. Barry O'Connell Jr.
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