Old Turkish Oriental rug | 271 x 152 cm | Nr. Z-3108

Old Turkish Oriental Rug

Delivery time	2 days
Origin	Turkey
Dimensions	271 cm x 152 cm (= 4.12 m²)
Construction	hand-knotted
Material	Pile: wool (hand-spun, natural dyes)
knots	120.000
Condition	pre-owned, but in very good condition (cleaned & restored)
Edition	one-of-a-kind piece

Origin

The pattern of this Oriental rug is inspired by classic Persian rug designs. This rug was knotted in Turkey.

This old Turkish Oriental rug is around 96 years old and a real collector's piece.

Material

The technique used to make the materials for the pile of this Old Turkish Oriental rug is more than 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 dyes. 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 is not too pale, you even need two kilograms of weld per kilo of wool. Spinning the wool is also time-consuming and labour-intensive. 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 Old Turkish Oriental rug are made of wool. Cotton was used for the warp threads.

Condition

This Old Turkish Oriental rug has already had admirers before you. The edges are damaged in places. The fringes could do with a repair. The pile is slightly worn down. It was knotted around 96. We have cleaned it thoroughly and restored it with care. Despite its age, it is therefore in very good condition.