Antique Meschkin | 304 x 131 cm | Nr. Z-3323
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Antique Meschkin
Craftsmanship and timeless elegance come together in this rug with its multicoloured design. The knot density of approx. 120,000 knots per m² makes the painstaking work visible – right down to the fine execution of the details. At 304 × 131 cm it is well placed as a runner for hallways and entrance areas. It also cuts a fine figure beside the bed. Colouring and texture give any room a homely, exclusive note – a one-of-a-kind piece made to last for years.
| Availability | In stock | Delivery time: 1–3 working days |
| Origin | Persia |
| Dimensions | 304 cm x 131 cm (= 3.98 m²) |
| Construction | hand-knotted |
| Material |
Pile: wool (hand-spun, natural dyes) Weft & Warp: wool |
| knots | 120,000 knots |
| Pile height | 5 mm |
| Year of manufacture | 1920 |
| Condition | pre-owned, cleaned & partially restored |
| Colour | multicoloured |
| Edition | one-of-a-kind piece |
Origin
Meschkin Shahr is one of the oldest cities in Iran. It lies about 900 km from the capital, Tehran, in the north-west of the country in the province of Azerbaijan. The patterns of Meschkin rugs follow traditional Caucasian designs.This antique Meschkin is a collector's piece. It is around 106 years old, and that alone makes it a truly special piece. Antique rugs like this Antique Meschkin are still very much in demand and fetch top prices at renowned auction houses.
Material
The technique used to produce the materials for the pile of this Antique Meschkin is more than 200 years old. The wool was dyed with natural dyes and spun by hand. Dyeing with natural or plant 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 is not too pale, it even takes two kilograms of the dyestuff weld per kilo of wool. Spinning the wool is just as time-consuming and labour-intensive. What is more, 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 foundation (weft and warp threads) of this Antique Meschkin is made of new wool.
Condition
You are not the first to take a liking to this Antique Meschkin. It has had owners before you who valued and used it. It was knotted around 1920. It has been thoroughly cleaned and is in good but only partly restored condition. The pile is worn in places. Parts of the border are missing along one side. The rug has a small stain. We have not fully restored this Antique Meschkin because we feel it has a special presence just as it is. If that is what you would like, we will of course take the restoration further for you. We can bring almost any rug back to near-perfect 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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