Rugsville Leslie Persian Floral Gray Handmade Wool Carpet 17134

Floral repeat patterns in carpet drawing trace back to the Persian gardens of the Safavid court. Vines, palmettes, and rosettes arranged as a remembered landscape. The hand-tufted technique was developed in the second half of the twentieth century as a way to produce dense, painterly carpets without the time horizon of hand-knotting. The form has been refined for fifty years and now sits comfortably alongside the older tradition.

This rug was hand-tufted in India over 4 weeks by two tufters and a finisher. Wool yarn was pushed through stretched cotton canvas one row at a time, then sealed at the back with natural latex and a cotton scrim. The last pass was done with hand shears, carving relief into the pattern so the drawing reads cleanly at room scale rather than dissolving into noise.

The composition

A saturated grey ground with the drawing carved a few millimetres above the field. The relief catches light differently as you move around the room. The yarn is wool, dense enough to walk on barefoot and resilient enough to hold its hand under furniture for years. The carved relief lifts the drawing about two millimetres above the field. That single dimensional shift is what separates a tufted rug that reads as decoration from one that reads as a designed surface.

The piece in a room

size as listed works under a working living room, a generous bedroom, or a smaller dining setting. The grey colour pairs with both warm and cool wood floors, with leather and linen upholstery, and with painted walls that lean toward chalk rather than gloss. Light walls push the field forward. Darker grounds let it sit deeper into the architecture. Allow the rug to extend a foot or so beyond seating on each side. The drawing reads better with breathing room than crowded under furniture.

Care

Vacuum weekly, suction only. Blot any liquid immediately. Light shedding through the first six weeks of use is normal as loose fibre works free of the pile. Schedule a professional dry-clean every two to three years.

Reference

• Medium: hand-tufted wool, latex bonded, cotton scrim backing
• Dimensions: size as listed
• Pile: 12 mm
• Hands: 2 tufters and 1 finisher, ~4 weeks
• Origin: India

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