Tabriz | 387 x 306 cm | Nr. Z-2917

Tabriz, dark blue with border and medallion

Origin	Persia
Dimensions	387 cm x 306 cm (= 11.8422 m²)
Construction	hand-knotted
Material	Pile: kork wool with pure silk Weft & Warp: cotton
knots per m²2	810.000
Pile height	5mm
Year of manufacture	1985
Colour	Dark blue, rust red
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.

 

Pattern

The decorated surround (border) forms a wonderful contrast to the centre and shapes the transition at the edge of the rug.

In the middle of the central field of this Tabriz lies the symmetrical centre, also known as the medallion. The design of the field is subordinate to the medallion, so that the medallion seems to float on the field.

The background of this Tabriz is dark blue. The border is worked in dark blue, rust red and lilac. At the centre, rust red and lilac are combined.

 

Condition

You are not the first to take a liking to this Tabriz. It has had owners before you who valued it and used it. It was hand-knotted around 1985. We have cleaned it thoroughly and lovingly restored it. Despite its age, it is therefore in very good condition.

 

Material

The pile of this Tabriz was hand-knotted from kork wool and silk. Kork wool, also called kurk wool, is a particularly fine-threaded knotting yarn with an almost velvety feel. It is taken from the neck, the belly and the inner legs of the sheep and is of especially high quality. The pattern of this Tabriz is picked out in lustrous pure silk, obtained by hand from the cocoons of the silk moth. The silk elements create a shimmering contrast and make the colours glow in different facets, depending on how the light falls. The weft and warp threads of this Tabriz are made of cotton. This versatile material is tear-resistant and elastic, and therefore particularly well suited to a hard-wearing foundation.