Turkish Oriental rug in pure silk | 139 x 73 cm | Nr. Z-1555

Floral Turkish Oriental rug, cream white with border

Origin	Turkey
Dimensions	139 cm x 73 cm (= 1.01 m²)
Construction	hand-knotted
Material	Pile: pure silk Weft & Warp: pure silk
knots per m²2	360.000
Pile height	4mm
Year of manufacture	1998
Colour	Cream white, blue-grey
Edition	one-of-a-kind piece

Origin

The pattern of this Oriental rug is inspired by classic Persian rug designs. This rug was knotted in Turkey.

Pattern

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

The lush floral motifs of this Turkish Oriental rug are elegant and full of variety. The graceful plant symbols, depicting blossoms, leaves and branches, are artfully intertwined.

The background of this Turkish Oriental rug is cream white. The border is worked in cream white, blue-grey and turquoise.

Material

The silk of the pile makes the colours of this Turkish Oriental rug's pattern glow in different shades, depending on how the light falls. It turns this Turkish Oriental rug into a real highlight and creates an atmosphere in the room that is cosy and at the same time very elegant and refined. Silk is obtained by hand from the cocoons of the silkworm. Because the individual silk filaments are extremely long, very fine yarns can be spun that are still strong despite their light weight. Fine yarn allows smaller rug knots to be tied and therefore finer patterns to be created. This is why the finest rugs in the world are hand-knotted from pure silk. In this Turkish Oriental rug, even the foundation is made of pure silk. Thanks to the fine yet hard-wearing material of the weft and warp threads, a particularly fine knotting and therefore a particularly fine pattern is possible.