John Wertime is a contributing editor to Hali: Antique Carpet, Textile and Islamic Art and a recipient of the Joseph V. McMullan Award for Scholarship and Stewardship in Islamic Textiles. He has written numerous articles and reviews, two books, several catalogues, and has curated a number of exhibitions, the most recent of which is “Silk & Leather: Splendid Attire of Nineteenth-Century Central Asia” (The Textile Museum, Washington, DC). For more information and to claim your free ticket.