Tabriz | 347 x 247 cm | Nr. 19042

Tabriz

Delivery time	2 days
Origin	Persia
Dimensions	347 cm x 247 cm (= 8.57 m²)
Construction	hand-knotted
Material	Pile: wool with mercerised cotton
knots	350.000
Condition	pre-owned, but in very good condition (cleaned & restored)
Edition	one-of-a-kind piece

Origin

Standing on Persia's northern border at the crossroads of countless caravan routes, the city of Tabriz (also written Tabris or Täbriz) has always been a melting pot of different ethnic and religious groups. Although the city lies on the border with Azerbaijan, the dialect spoken in Tabriz is related to Turkish. The bazaars of Tabriz have traded in craftwork for centuries, and above all in rugs from the surrounding villages.

Material

The pile of this Tabriz was hand-knotted from high-quality new wool. Individual details of the pattern are also picked out with the sheen of mercerised cotton.
New wool is obtained by shearing live sheep. New wool is a renewable, natural raw material with a number of impressive qualities: thanks to the wool's natural grease content, the surface repels droplets of water and is therefore naturally proofed against dirt. Wool also offers excellent thermal insulation, helps regulate the indoor climate and dampens sound.
Cotton consists of lustrous fibres filled with cell sap. When this dries after the harvest, the surface of the fibre curls and loses its sheen through the refraction of light that results. In the middle of the 19th century, John Mercer invented the mercerisation process named after him. In the course of 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 is a pleasure for its high dimensional stability. The altered refraction of light gives it a silky sheen. Mercerised cotton also takes up dye more readily and is considerably more tear-resistant than the original material. Because mercerisation is laborious and costly, only high-quality cotton fibres are given this finish. Owing to the silky sheen of the yarn, mercerised cotton is, like viscose, often referred to as "artificial silk". The colloquial term "artificial silk" is, however, not permitted under the German Textile Labelling Act (Textilkennzeichnungsgesetz, TKG).

The weft and warp threads of this Tabriz are made of cotton. This versatile material is tear-resistant and elastic, which makes it particularly suitable for a hard-wearing foundation weave.

Condition

You are not the first to take a liking to this Tabriz. It has had owners before you who valued it and lived with it. It was knotted around 16. We have cleaned it thoroughly and restored it with care. As a result it is – despite its age – in very good condition.