Antique Oriental Rug 270 × 140 cm, Wool

Overview

Hand-knotted in Russland: a Oriental rug of 270 × 140 cm. It covers approximately 3.78 m², or 8.9' × 4.6'.

What it is made of

The pile is wool, on a warp of cotton. The rug was hand-knotted throughout. Weight is given as approx. 7 kg.

Format and use

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

Fineness of the knotting

The stated knot density is 400,000–499,999 knots/m². At this density even small-scale motifs can be worked out cleanly.

How it reads

It is catalogued under blue / Türkis. Depending on the light and the direction you look from, the surface reads lighter or darker — a property of every handmade rug.

Age

Stated age: antique. In a rug of this age, patina and some pile loss belong to the picture.