Kashmir Indian Rug — hand-knotted, 217 × 310 cm, Silk

At a glance

Hand-knotted in India: a Kashmir of 217 × 310 cm. It covers approximately 6.73 m², or 7.1' × 10.2'.

Construction

Stated material: cotton warp, silk. It is entirely hand-knotted. Pile height is given as 5-7mm.

Size and placement

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. A knot count at this level belongs to the upper quality class of handmade rugs.

How it reads

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