Tabriz Oriental Rug 300 × 400 cm, Wool, hand-knotted

Overview

A Tabriz Oriental rug from India, measuring 300 × 400 cm. It covers approximately 12.00 m², or 9.8′ × 13.1′. Tabriz in north-western Iran is one of the oldest and most important weaving centres in Persia.

Materials and construction

Stated material: cotton warp, wool. The rug was knotted entirely by hand on the loom, which is why the surface is not mechanically even but carries the small irregularities that mark hand work. New wool gives a resilient pile that recovers from footfall and takes dye deeply. The cotton warp holds the rug flat and keeps it dimensionally stable.

Size and placement

The rug is rectangular. At this size the rug sets the room rather than accenting it, and wants furniture standing on it. In our size filter it is listed under approx. 400×300cm.

On the knot count

The stated knot density is 200,000–299,999 knots/m². A coarser count, typical of village and nomad work, where the pile is thicker and the rug hard-wearing.

Period

Stated age: contemporary. The pile is still full and largely unwalked. The piece is a one-off: in this combination of size, material, knot count and drawing it exists exactly once, and it cannot be reordered once sold.