Sarugh
The Sarugh or Saruk is a hand-knotted Persian carpet that is produced in a large area around the city of the same name in the western part of Central Persia (today's Iran ).
properties
Sarugh carpets have a weaving density of approx. 250,000 knots per square meter and a pile height of 9 to 12 mm. Common manufacturing sizes are 4 × 6 to 8 × 10 feet . Since a Sarugh rug is knotted tightly and shorn short, it doesn't feel soft. The warp and weft are made of cotton and the knot is made of fine, not very shiny sheep's wool. The delicate, Persian motifs stretch across the entire background, mostly blue, cream and copper-colored main colors are common.
European and American market
The sarugh was particularly popular in wealthy US households in the early 20th century and was produced for export according to contemporary tastes. The carpets, often in the basic colors dark red or dark blue, were knotted in several different patterns. They have a central medallion and a clearly defined frame. The wool used is of a high, shiny quality. The carpets are robust and hard-wearing. A special feature are the figurative patterns that make the Sarugh instantly recognizable for a layperson.
The specimens that were exported to the USA at the beginning of the 20th century are particularly expensive today . Sarughs, which were manufactured until 1960, are offered in the trade as "antique sarugh". In the early 1900s, these carpets were all thin and small in size because they were made in private households. In 1960 there was a real shortage of Sarughs in the USA because the demand for them had increased in Europe. For the American market, special color nuances and motifs as well as oversizes in thicker quality have been produced in recent decades.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Oriental Rugs Persian Rugs Carpets Oldcarpet: Sarouk Rugs, Learn about Sarouk Persian Rugs, Buy Handmade Sarouk (Saruk) Oriental Rugs. Retrieved November 26, 2017 .
- ^ Rudolf Neugebauer, Julius Orendi: Handbook of Oriental Carpet Studies . BoD - Books on Demand, 2012, ISBN 978-3-86444-955-0 ( google.de [accessed November 26, 2017]).
- ^ A b Charles Jacobsen: Oriental Rugs a Complete Guide . Tuttle Publishing, 2012, ISBN 978-1-4629-0415-0 ( google.de [accessed November 26, 2017]).