Antique handmade oversized carpet No. 37451 Moud, ca. 1880 Iran 569 x 442 cm
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| Item Number: |
37451 |
| Name: |
Moud, ca. 1880 |
| Country of Origin: |
Iran |
| Size: |
569 x 442 cm |
| Made:
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ca. 1880 |
| Pile: |
wool |
Foundation
(warp and weft): |
cotton |
| Design: |
floral / allover |
| Ground Color: |
dark blue / navy |
| Remarks: |
This is a unique handmade / hand-knotted / traditional oriental carpet
The pile of this carpet is made of wool
Carpet is worn down to the foundation, like a Kilim. Professional flat stitching ("Kashmiri") and touch ups (dying of certain areas) has been done on the rug. Altogether ca. 30% to 40% of the rug has Kashmiri and touch ups. This piece has been dyed with vegetable dyes only. |
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More about the provenance Moud, ca. 1880 | Iran
Moud is located in East Persia and belongs to the region of Birjand. Mouds are the most valuable works of this highly significant carpet region. Mostly Moud rugs are made of finer and softer wool than other Persian rugs and therefore allow them to have more dense and subtle designs and patterns. They are mostly woven with the Persian knot as opposed to the Turkish knot with which most Persian rugs are made.
The wool of this rug has been dyed with vegetable dyes only which became very rare in Oriental rugs. Since ca. 1850 synthetic dyes found their way into carpet production. Ever since they replaced natural vegetable dyes more and more also due to the fact that the production of vegetable dyes is very time consuming and difficult. But the "aura of genuineness" can be reached to its full extent with vegetable dyes only. Vegetable dyes are made from leaves, flowers, branches, fruits and roots. They give Oriental rugs a particularly harmonic look. In general Oriental rugs "age" better and more beautifully with vegetable dyes than with synthetic dyes plus they increase a carpet's value. Most of today's production is made with synthetic dyes which makes this rug an even more desirable piece. Unfortunately many rugs in the market are being labelled as being vegetable dyed which in many colors is simply not true which damages the reputation of the carpet industry altogether.
