Tabriz | 398 x 300 cm | Nr. Z-651

Tabriz, dark red with border and medallion

Origin	Persia
Dimensions	398 cm x 300 cm (= 0.59 m²)
Construction	hand-knotted
Material	Pile: kork wool with pure silk Weft & Warp: cotton
knots per m²2	640.000
Pile height	6mm
Year of manufacture	1988
Colour	Dark 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 beautiful 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 cream white. The overall impression is also shaped by dark red. The border is kept in dark red. At the centre, rust red and dark blue are combined.

 

Condition

This Tabriz has a story to tell. It was hand-knotted around 1988. It has been thoroughly cleaned and is in good but only partially restored condition. The edges are damaged in parts. The rug has a few small stains. We haven't fully restored this Tabriz because we think it has a special presence just as it is. If you'd like us to, we'll of course gladly carry on restoring it for you. We can bring almost any rug back to near-perfect 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.