1920's Painted Sarouk, Persia. Circa
1920.
Size: 8 foot 9 inch by 11 foot.
Structure: Asymmetrical knot open to the right. 10
knots per horizontal inch and 11 knots per vertical inch.
110 per square inch (1705 per square decimeter)
Yarn Spin: Z.
Warp: White cotton.
Weft: 2 shot blue cotton.
Pile: 2 wool singles.
Ends: Stabilized .5 inch warp fringe.
Selvages: 1 cord overcastting red wool.
Handle: Light-medium, durable, soft.
Further Notes: Average condition, 1 golf ball
sized hole on third border left side, pile worn to warp
in center of carpet, wool selvages show wear, warps
visible in several areas on both sides.
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My brother Jim asked me to sell this rug for
him when he left for Japan. |
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