Duschelmat | 204 cm x 114 cm | Nr. 20680
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Duschelmat
This rug in dark red and dark blue combines traditional craftsmanship with timeless elegance. With a knot density of approx. 120,000 knots per m², the painstaking work shows above all in the precise drawing of the design and the finely executed details. At 204 × 114 cm, it works beautifully as a runner for hallways and entrance areas. It shows to equally good effect in a long corridor or on a landing. This one-of-a-kind piece brings a character of its own into the room and keeps its value far beyond short-lived trends.
| Availability | In stock | Delivery time: 1–3 working days |
| Origin | Persia |
| Dimensions | 204 cm x 114 cm (= 2.33 m²) |
| Construction | hand-knotted |
| Material |
Pile: wool (hand-spun, natural dyes) Weft: cotton Warp: wool |
| knots | 120,000 knots |
| Pile height | 4 mm |
| Year of manufacture | 1965 |
| Condition | pre-owned, but in very good condition (cleaned & restored) |
| Colour | Dark red, dark blue |
| Edition | one-of-a-kind piece |
Origin
This Duschelmat rug belongs to the family of Caucasian rugs. Rugs have been made in the Caucasus since the end of the 18th century. Their hallmark is abstract geometric tribal patterns in muted ochre tones.
Material
The technique used to produce the materials for the pile of this Duschelmat is over 200 years old. The wool was dyed with natural dyes and spun by hand. Dyeing with natural or plant-based dyes is more complicated, more expensive and more time-consuming than dyeing with chemical colours. For a luminous red, for example, you need around one kilo of ground madder root as dyestuff per kilo of wool. For a strong yellow that isn't too pale, you even need two kilograms of the dyestuff weld per kilo of wool. Spinning the wool is labour-intensive and time-consuming too. On top of that, fewer and fewer people still know how to spin wool by hand.But the effort is worth it: dyeing with natural colours allows the high-quality wool to keep its natural oil content. Wool that has been dyed with natural colours and spun by hand creates fascinating, shimmering patterns. The charm of hand-spun wool, with its slight irregularities and natural shades, comes into its own as a contrast in modern interiors, but equally in rooms furnished in a more traditional or country style.
The weft threads of this Duschelmat are made of cotton. Wool was used for the warp threads.
Condition
This Duschelmat has had admirers before you. In places the pile has become a little thinner. It was knotted around 1965. We have cleaned it thoroughly and restored it with great care. That is why it is – despite its age – in very good condition.
A note on the photos
Child labour? No thanks.
The rug trade against child labour: Children belong in school, not at a knotting or weaving loom. For us it therefore goes without saying that we only offer rugs made under fair conditions and without child labour. We place particular importance on good working conditions and tolerate no child labour at our producers.
We are proud to be a member of the Care & Fair campaign against child labour.
The industry-wide campaign CARE & FAIR - the rug trade against child labour was founded in 1994. The initiative has made it its mission to fight the excesses of illegal child labour in the knotting countries and, at the same time, to improve the overall situation of rug knotters and their families in the knotting regions of India, Nepal and Pakistan.
Our goals:
- Ending illegal child labour in India and Pakistan.
- Creating better living conditions for knotters' families.
- Socially responsible production. We only accept goods that have been made under fair conditions. Working with our producers as partners, we want to make clear to them that taking on social responsibility benefits everyone.
Together with Care & Fair we currently support 10 schools, 6 adult education centres and 3 day clinics in India and Pakistan.
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1-3 working days delivery time (within Germany) |
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14-day home trial |
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