Hand-Knotted Wool & Silk Indian Rug, 167 × 248 cm

At a glance

Origin India, format 167 × 248 cm — a Oriental rug made entirely by hand. That is roughly 4.14 m² of floor, about 5.5' × 8.1'.

Materials and construction

Stated material: cotton warp, new wool. The rug was hand-knotted throughout. Pile height is given as 5-7mm.

Where it fits

The rug is rectangular. At this size it anchors a living room as the central surface.

On the knot count

The stated knot density is 300,000–399,999 knots/m². At this density even small-scale motifs can be worked out cleanly.

Colour and appearance

Colour is recorded as red and orange. With traditionally dyed wool, small variations of tone within one field are normal.

Age and condition

Stated condition: new.