Camilla Persian Beige Red Wool Hand Knotted Carpet 3' X 5'

Persian rug-making in the classical sense organises a carpet around a central medallion drawn in the workshop tradition of the late Safavid period. The Camilla draws on that lineage. A central medallion in muted red over a beige field, with the corner spandrels echoing the medallion's geometry, and a layered border drawn in restrained contrast. The drawing was set on graph paper before it was committed to the loom.

One senior weaver tied this 3' x 5' hand-knotted carpet alone in India over roughly three months. Hand-spun wool on a cotton foundation, dyed in small batches and balanced against a master cartoon. At this scale a single weaver carries the whole drawing, which is what gives small Persian-idiom carpets their consistency of hand. The knots were tied against a vertical beam and beaten down with a metal comb after each row.

The composition

A muted red medallion at the centre of a beige field, with corner spandrels in matching red and a triple-band border in deeper red and ivory. The drawing carries the floral vocabulary of the classical Persian medallion idiom in restrained scale. With age the red will mellow toward terracotta and the beige will warm toward stone. The contrast is set high enough at the start to absorb a decade of natural softening.

What you are buying

A small hand-knotted Persian-idiom carpet at this density and fibre quality is comparable in labour to a small antique piece. The rug appreciates with use rather than depreciating; the wool patinas, the drawing settles, and the colour relationships open up over the first ten years. As an entry into hand-knotted collecting, the piece offers the same craft as a much larger investment at a smaller scale.

The piece in a room

3' x 5' (91 x 152 cm) suits a pooja room, a mandir, the side of a bed, an entry, or a small study. The beige and red palette pairs with brass, walnut, marble, and warm white walls. In a traditional Indian interior the rug reads as quiet ornament under a low seat or beside a deity; in a modern flat it is a small, considered colour event in an otherwise neutral floor.

Conservation

Rotate twice a year. Vacuum on suction, weekly, beater bar off. Blot any spill immediately with a clean cotton cloth. Small carpets in pooja rooms see oil-lamp residue over time; specialist hand-wash every five years addresses this without harming the wool or dye. With this care the rug runs sixty years and is still legible at the end of it.

Reference

• Medium: hand-knotted wool on cotton foundation
• Dimensions: 91 x 152 cm (3' x 5')
• Construction: asymmetric knot, Persian medallion idiom
• Hands: 1 weaver, ~3 months
• Pile: hand-spun wool
• Colour: beige and red
• Origin: India

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