Hand-Knotted Wool Indian Rug, 230 × 160 cm

The piece in short

Origin India, format 230 × 160 cm — a Oriental rug made entirely by hand. It covers approximately 3.68 m², or 7.5' × 5.2'.

Construction

Stated material: bamboo silk (viscose), cotton warp, new wool. The rug was hand-knotted throughout. Pile height is given as approx. 14 mm. Weight is given as ap. 12 kg.

Where it fits

The rug is rectangular. A size where sofa and armchairs can rest their front legs on the rug.

Fineness of the knotting

The stated knot density is 300,000–399,999 knots/m². At this density even small-scale motifs can be worked out cleanly.

How it reads

Colour is recorded as multicolour. Silk takes light differently from wool, so the same area can look pale from one side and deep from the other.

Age and condition

Stated condition: new.