4'2 x 6'1 Handmade Knotted Indian New Area Rug From India - 51828

New Handmade Knotted Indian 4'2 x 6'1 Rectangular Area Rug from India with Wool pile. Indian designs were strongly influenced by those of Iran, mainly by the curvilinear styles such as Esfahan. Popular designs of the 18th and 19th century, which Indo-mir is still a remaining example of, were mainly in the all-over layout with very small floral motifs such as plants, palmettes, rosettes and leaves. Often the same motif was repeated through the entire rug. Borders were very similar to the motifs in the field. There was not much color contrast in the rugs; the colors were mostly well coordinated to suit the Western taste. Brownish red was the dominant color. In addition to this color, light and dark green and burnt orange were also popular. Indian rugs missed the period of Aniline dyes which faded rapidly with exposure to light and water. Colorfast Chrome dyes directly replaced natural dyes. ...Read more