Hand-Knotted Silk Turkish Rug, 120 × 120 cm

The piece in short

Origin Turkey, format 120 × 120 cm — a Oriental rug made entirely by hand. That is roughly 1.44 m² of floor, about 3.9' × 3.9'.

Construction

Stated material: silk, silk warp. Construction method: hand-knotted. Pile height is given as approx. 8 mm. Weight is given as approx. 6 kg.

Where it fits

The rug is round. The format suits the space in front of a sofa, a small dining table, or a study.

Fineness of the knotting

The stated knot density is 600,000–699,999 knots/m². A knot count at this level belongs to the upper quality class of handmade rugs.

How it reads

The stated colourway is multicolour. Depending on the light and the direction you look from, the surface reads lighter or darker — a property of every handmade rug.

Period

Stated age: contemporary, 0–20 years old. As a contemporary piece the pile is still even and largely unwalked.