Hand-Knotted Indian Rug, 76 × 373 cm, Silk

Overview

Origin India, format 76 × 373 cm — a Oriental rug made entirely by hand. That is roughly 2.83 m² of floor, about 2.5' × 12.2'.

Materials and construction

Stated material: cotton warp. Construction method: hand-knotted. Pile height is given as 7-10mm.

Format and use

This size typically covers the floor in front of a seating group.

Knot density and quality

The stated knot density is 300,000–399,999 knots/m². Knotting at this density allows detailed drawing and soft transitions between colours.

How it reads

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

Period

Stated condition: new.