An intricate cotton and silk Nain square rug c.1900

ABOUT THIS RUG

Pile: wool yarn, fine quality or silk
Weft: cotton yarn 
Warp: silk
Knot: asymmetrical
Knot density: High

(Looks beautiful against mahogany, walnut and oak furniture)

DIMENSIONS

202 x 197 cm

ABOUT ORIGIN (NAIN)

Carpets from the city have a high reputation and are very popular. Material as well as the workmanship is of highest class and the knot density is high; often more than one million knots per square meter. The material in the more exclusive carpets consists of wool on a silk warp or silk in the warp as well as in the weft and pile.

CONDITION

Slight signs of wear.