Kashmir Indian Rug — hand-knotted, 185 × 281 cm, Wool & Silk

Overview

This Kashmir comes from India and measures 185 × 281 cm. That is roughly 5.2 m² of floor, about 6.1' × 9.2'.

What it is made of

Stated material: cotton warp, new wool, silk. Construction method: hand-knotted. Pile height is given as 5mm.

Format and use

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

Fineness of the knotting

The stated knot density is 500,000–599,999 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 multicolour. Depending on the light and the direction you look from, the surface reads lighter or darker — a property of every handmade rug.