Vintage Indian Dhurrie Yellow Flat-Woven Cotton Rug BB5895

  

Size: 8'8" × 15'0" (249 × 457 cm). This circa 1940 antique Indian Dhurrie rug. Consists of a main field of chartreuse, with abstract diamond patterns appearing throughout.

A gray main border completes the modern yet simultaneously traditional look of the antique carpet. A Dhurrie is a flat-woven cotton antique carpet. From India, traditionally used as floor covering.

Although at some point overshadowed by luxuriant Mughal pile carpets, in the twentieth century these antique flat-woven Indian vintage rugs began to be recognized and lauded as a significant art form from the Indian subcontinent. Transcending social boundaries, the Dhurrie rug was used by both commoner and royalty; at its simplest it was a multi-purpose textile used as a floor covering, bedding or packaging, while at its most elaborate it was woven with the finest fibers and enhanced by gold-wrapped thread when gracing the palaces of royalty.

This item is in the category "Antiques\Rugs & Carpets". The seller is "dorisleslieblau" and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped worldwide.

1. Regional Design: Indian
2. Color: Yellow
3. Size: 8x15ft.
4. Style: Traditional
5. Material: 100% Wool
6. Shape: Rectangle
7. Type: Area Rug
8. Time Period Manufactured: 1940-1949
9. Brand: Doris Leslie Blau