Bryson Persian Medallion Handmade Blue Wool Carpet 10' x 10' Round

The hand-tufted technique came to India in the twentieth century as a way to translate painterly studio designs into pile rugs without the year-long cycles of knotting. It married the visual freedom of a painter's cartoon to the tactile depth of a wool surface, and over the following decades it became the format of choice for designers who think in colour fields rather than in repeats. This blue wool piece works that translation in the medallion structure, drawn first as a cartoon and then transferred line by line onto a stretched canvas.

It was hand-tufted in India over 8 weeks by 2 tufters and a finisher. Wool yarn was pushed through a stretched cotton canvas one stitch at a time, sealed at the back with natural latex and a cotton scrim, then carved by hand with long shears to relieve the figure from the ground. The pile sits at twelve millimetres, which is the height that gives wool both spring underfoot and depth of colour at the surface.

The composition

Saturation was the first decision. The blue was built up across multiple dye baths to reach a depth that printed pile cannot match. The medallion structure is then relieved by hand-shearing so it sits on the field rather than blending into it. The wool carries a faint sheen that comes from the lanolin retained in the fibre during a controlled wash, which is what gives a hand-tufted rug its quiet glow under lamp light.

The piece in a room

10' round (305 cm diameter) circular pieces are best understood as architectural moments. Pair with a round table that matches its diameter, or float it in an open-plan room as a gathering point. The blue pairs cleanly with walnut, oak, brass and linen; it works against both painted plaster and exposed brick.

Care

Vacuum weekly with the beater bar disengaged. Every tufted rug loses a little fibre to a beater bar regardless of price. Blot spills with a clean cotton cloth, never rub. Expect light shedding for the first six weeks of use as loose fibres work themselves out of the pile; the structural density of the rug is unaffected. Professional dry-clean every three years to lift accumulated soil from the latex backing.

Reference

• Medium: hand-tufted wool, latex bonded, cotton scrim
• Dimensions: 305 cm diameter (10' round)
• Hands: 2 tufters and 1 finisher, ~8 weeks
• Pile: 12 mm
• Origin: India

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