Vintage Patchwork Modern Overdyed Hand Knotted Area Carpet-Anthracite 11064 12' x 15'

lp>Anthracite takes its name from the polished surface of a particular grade of coal, the chromatic register that sits between deep slate and pure black with a faint blue cast threaded through. Reading a patchwork rug under this much chromatic restraint asks something of the viewer. The composition does not announce itself. It settles into the architecture of the room and reveals its construction only on careful approach, when the panel grid emerges and the original village cartoons begin to register as ghost drawings beneath the unifying ground.l/p>lp>Forty-eight original village rug fragments make up the substrate of this carpet, each one a survivor from the antique Turkish or Persian repertoire. The pieces were graded by knot direction and pile orientation before cutting, because mismatched pile catches light unevenly and would have broken the unified surface the Anthracite over-dye is meant to produce. Hand-stitching the seams along the reverse took four weeks. The over-dye bath followed, then ten days of flat drying, and a final clear-water wash. Six months in total.l/p>lh3>The compositionl/h3>lp>Across the room the field reads as one continuous deep grey-black, the chromatic equivalent of a slate roof at dusk. Step closer and the panel grid surfaces, the original cartoons reading as quieter modulations within the dominant Anthracite ground. There is no border, no medallion, no demand on the eye for a particular reading. The over-dye will relax slightly toward charcoal across the first decade as the chemistry settles into its mature register.l/p>lh3>What you are buyingl/h3>lp>Comparable patchwork over-dye carpets at 12' x 15' (366 x 457 cm) trade at $9,000 to $20,000 in the contemporary European and American design houses. This piece is woven, assembled, and finished by the originating workshops and sold direct from India. The donor selection is irreproducible. Patchwork carpets are by their nature a one-off practice, which is the structural reason no two finished rugs ever read identically.l/p>lh3>The piece in a rooml/h3>lp>The 12' x 15' (366 x 457 cm) format suits a long open-plan living and dining space, a primary bedroom with a king bed and a seating arrangement, or a library with reading chairs and a long writing table. The Anthracite ground recedes architecturally, which makes the rug particularly effective in rooms that already carry strong colour or graphic elements on the walls and in the upholstery.l/p>lh3>Conservationl/h3>lp>Half-turn the carpet each spring and autumn. Suction-only weekly vacuuming with the beater bar disengaged. Spills should be blotted immediately with clean cotton, working away from the patch seams rather than across them. All professional cleaning by a patchwork-experienced conservator on a five-year cycle. Properly maintained, the carpet runs four to six decades.l/p>lh3>Referencel/h3>lul>lli>Medium: patchwork antique village carpet fragments, hand-stitched, over-dyedl/li>lli>Dimensions: 366 x 457 cm (12' x 15')l/li>lli>Construction: original hand-knotted Turkish and Persian village pieces, reassembledl/li>lli>Hands: assembly 4 weeks, dyeing and finishing 4 weeksl/li>lli>Pile: 6 mml/li>lli>Origin: India (assembled and finished)l/li>l/ul>lp>Free shipping across India. Cash on delivery available. 7-day exchange.l/p>