Rugsville Traditional Wool Light & Green & Light Gold Carpet 9' x 12'

Light green and light gold together produce one of the gentler tonal partnerships in the traditional Persian repertoire. The combination was favoured in Qajar-era domestic carpets where the household preferred restraint over the more saturated palettes used in formal public rooms. The vocabulary translates well to contemporary interiors because the tonal register sits comfortably alongside both warm wood floors and cooler painted walls, which is why it has survived as a workshop tradition into modern Indian production.

Four weavers shared this loom in India for around six months. Hand-spun wool pile, asymmetric knots tied row by row against a vertical beam, cotton warps and wefts. The light green was achieved through measured dye saturation rather than over-dyeing, which gives the field a clean reading without the mottling associated with cheaper production. The gold accents were dyed in a separate bath and knotted into the field at the appropriate registers. The pile was sheared evenly at 10 mm across the surface.

The composition

A pale green ground with light gold floral work tracing across the field. A central medallion in deeper gold anchors the composition, with corner spandrels echoing the medallion form. The border is a green framing band with gold guard lines, restrained rather than ornate. The two tonal values sit close enough that the carpet reads as a single luminous field with incident rather than as a high-contrast pattern. Over time the green will soften toward a warmer sage and the gold will deepen.

What you are buying

Traditional hand-knotted wool carpets at 9 x 12 with this dye discipline list at MSRP near ₹3 lac in standard retail. The listing at ₹1.27 lac sits at workshop-direct economics. The carpet appreciates with use, the wool softening underfoot and the dye developing the patina of a long-used piece. The cost reflects weaver-months rather than dealer infrastructure.

The piece in a room

9' x 12' (274 x 366 cm) is the canonical drawing-room scale. The pale green pairs with cream walls, oak or pale wood floors, antique brass, and upholstery in linen, ivory, or soft gold. The carpet sits comfortably under a long sofa or a six-seat dining table. The tonal register suits rooms that prefer restraint to declaration, where the carpet provides the ground rather than competes for the eye.

Conservation

Rotate twice a year for even wear. Vacuum weekly on suction only, beater bar disengaged. Blot spills with cotton; never rub. Hand-wash by a wool-trained conservator every five to seven years. Cared for this way, the carpet runs sixty to eighty years and develops the soft hand of a long-used piece.

Reference

• Medium: hand-knotted wool on cotton foundation
• Dimensions: 274 x 366 cm (9' x 12')
• Construction: asymmetric knot
• Hands: 4 weavers, ~6 months
• Pile: 10 mm
• Colour: light green and light gold
• Pattern: traditional floral
• Origin: India

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