Artemisia Fine Arts & Antiques Ltd
An intricate cotton and silk Nain square rug c.1900
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.