About this Piece
An Ardabil design Tabriz carpet with pure silk pile hand woven on a silk foundation to 256 knots per square inch. After an original, circa 1900, in our archives, the design features an intricate sixteen point lobed central medallion with hanging pendants and connecting floral tendrils. Mainly a pale gold field with terracota medallions, sounded by a brown border with terractora lozenges with floral design.
This carpet has a 100% silk content.
Country of origin: Bhadohi, India
Knot Density: 256 knots per square inch
Materials: Pure silk pile woven on a silk foundation
Width: 91¼ inches | Depth: 68¾ inches
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Every rug design in the collection has a provenance researched from our archives which is hand woven in 100% organic silk onto a cotton yarn to a bespoke size by highly skilled weavers using knowledge passed on through generations. The family workshops in Uttar Pradesh, India have been personally visited by Robert and Henry Stamp of Brights of Nettlebed to ensure appropriate standards of human rights are respected and that the prices are extremely competitive. Only natural materials are used, which are stated on each rug along with the knots per inch and design origin.
Brights of Nettlebed are members of the Care & Fair initiative, financially supporting education and health for carpet knotting families in India, Nepal and Pakistan. For more information please visit www.care-fair.org
Any silk rug in the collection can be woven to bespoke sizes, or special commissions can also be undertaken.
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