Hereke Turkish Rug — hand-knotted, 65 × 94 cm, Silk

At a glance

Hand-knotted in Turkey: a Hereke of 65 × 94 cm. It covers approximately 0.61 m², or 2.1' × 3.1'.

Construction

Stated material: silk, silk warp. It is entirely hand-knotted. Pile height is given as 4mm.

Size and placement

A small format, at home in a hallway, beside a bed, or in front of a bench.

Knot density and quality

The stated knot density is 700,000–799,999 knots/m². Very fine knotting of this kind takes many times the working hours and shows correspondingly precise pattern work.

On the colourway

The stated colourway is Weiß / beige. Silk takes light differently from wool, so the same area can look pale from one side and deep from the other.