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Kayseri in mercerised cotton | 300 x 195 cm | Nr. Z-2653

Kayseri in mercerised cotton | 300 x 195 cm | Nr. Z-2653

Kayseri in mercerised cotton | 300 x 195 cm | Nr. Z-2653

2.900,00 €

	1-3 working days delivery time (within Germany)
	14-day home trial
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Kayseri in mercerised cotton

This rug in terracotta orange brings together traditional craftsmanship and timeless elegance. With approx. 200,000 knots per m², the workmanship is correspondingly demanding, as you can see in the precise drawing and the finely worked details. At 300 × 195 cm it makes a living room rug. As a one-of-a-kind piece it gives the room a character of its own and holds its value far beyond short-lived trends.

Delivery time	2 days
Origin	Turkey
Dimensions	300 cm x 195 cm (= 5.85 m²)
Construction	hand-knotted
Material	Pile: mercerised cotton
knots	200.000
Condition	pre-owned, cleaned & partially restored
Edition	one-of-a-kind piece

Origin

Kayseri (Latin Caesarea, named in honour of the Roman emperor Tiberius) is the capital of the province of the same name, Kayseri, in Cappadocia in Turkey. Kayseri rugs (also Kaiseri rugs) are usually made of pure silk. They are highly valuable and decorative. Kayseri rugs are typically knotted in smaller sizes and used as wall hangings or prayer rugs.

Material

The pile of this Kayseri in mercerised cotton is made of mercerised cotton. Cotton consists of lustrous fibres filled with cell sap. When the cell sap dries after harvesting, the surface of the fibre becomes crimped and loses its lustre because of the way the light is then refracted. In the middle of the 19th century, John Mercer invented the process that bears his name: mercerisation. During mercerisation, the cotton is held under tension in cold concentrated caustic soda and takes on a new, higher-grade fibre structure. Mercerised cotton has shortened fibres with a round cross-section. The refined fabric no longer shrinks and holds its shape very well. The altered refraction of light gives the fibre a silky sheen. Mercerised cotton also takes up dye more readily and is considerably more tear-resistant than untreated cotton. Because mercerisation is elaborate and costly, only high-quality cotton fibres are refined in this way. Owing to the silky sheen of the yarn, mercerised cotton – like viscose – is often referred to as "artificial silk". The colloquial term "artificial silk" is not, however, permitted under German textile labelling law (Textilkennzeichnungsgesetz, TKG).

The weft and warp threads of this Kayseri in mercerised cotton are made of cotton. This versatile material is tear-resistant and elastic, which makes it particularly well suited to a hard-wearing foundation weave.

Condition

This Kayseri in mercerised cotton has had admirers before you. It was knotted around 46. It has been thoroughly cleaned and is in good, though only partially restored, condition. In places the pile has grown a little thinner. We have not fully restored this Kayseri in mercerised cotton, because we feel it has a particular charm just as it is. If you would like us to, we will of course gladly take the restoration further for you. We can bring almost any rug back to near-perfect condition.

A note on the photos

The colours of this rug change depending on which side you look at it from. It all depends on whether the light falls with the nap of the pile or against it. That is why we have photographed the rug from several angles.

Child labour? No thanks.

Child labour? No thanks. Children belong in school, not at a knotting frame or a loom. For us it therefore goes without saying that we only offer rugs made under fair conditions and without child labour.

We attach particular importance to humane working conditions and tolerate no child labour at any of our producers. Thank you for helping us to ensure fair conditions.

That is why we support the initiative Care & Fair against child labour in the rug trade.