Indian Rug — hand-knotted, 242 × 176 cm, Wool

At a glance

Origin India, format 242 × 176 cm — a Oriental rug made entirely by hand. That is roughly 4.26 m² of floor, about 7.9' × 5.8'.

What it is made of

Stated material: bamboo silk (viscose), cotton warp, new wool. The rug was hand-knotted throughout. Pile height is given as approx. 8 mm. Weight is given as ap. 12 kg.

Format and use

The rug is rectangular. Large enough to hold a full seating group.

On the knot count

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

On the colourway

Colour is recorded as black and grey. Handmade rugs always show slight colour shifts from knot to knot — that is a mark of hand work, not a defect.

Age

Stated condition: new.