Cuenca, Spanish Rug

ref: 33553

10000-25000 EUR

310 x 552 cm
10' 2" x 18' 1³/₁₀"
warp and weft: cotton
pile: wool
Europe
circa 1930

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Carpet-knotting is an old tradition in Spain and was introduced by the Saracenes. Almeria, Cuenca and Alcaraz had a lot of looms in their  workshops. In the beginning the knotted were on one single warp but later the Turkish symmetrical knot was often used. The 15th century was the golden age of carpet-weaving in Spain. The series El Almirante (now in the Philadelphia Art Museum) was made for Don Fadrique Enriquez with a pattern showing his coat of arms