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Kayseri Silk
Indigo Medallion
Navy centre, cream border
$2,300
A navy centre with an intricate medallion in teal, rust and orange, set within a cream floral border.
Indigo MedallionNo. E-2762
- Dimensions
- 63 × 51 cm
- Materials
- Pure Silk
- Dyes
- Natural plant-root dyes
- Technique
- Handmade
- Knot density
- 10 × 10 per cm (100 per cm²)A “10’luk” in the Turkish trade · about 645 per square inch
- Knots
- About 321,300Each one tied by hand
- Type
- Floor rug
- Origin
- Kayseri, Türkiye
- Age
- Available on request
The Soul of the Piece
Indigo is a patient dye; it rises from the vat green and turns blue only as it meets the air. This small piece holds that slow transformation in its navy heart, framed by a border of cream and rust.
Material Reverence
What it is made of
A rug is only as noble as its fibre. We treat our materials the way a tailoring house treats cashmere: sourced with care, handled by hand, never hurried.
Included with every piece
Certificate of Authenticity
Signed by the family and issued in your name, affirming that your rug is handmade.
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