Aaina
The piece
Aaina is a mirror. Tall mirrors framed in black and gilt hung in the durbar halls. Aaina is one laid on the floor: a centre of silver silk that catches the room, a frame of Greek key in ivory on charcoal, thin lines of gold, and a lotus rosette at each cut corner. Shown as a rendering. Woven to order in Jaipur.
- Materials
- Hand-spun New Zealand wool with mulberry silk accents, cotton warp
- Dimensions
- Made to order in this shape, sized to your room. Shown at 7 × 9 ft (about 2.1 × 2.7 m)
- Density
- 6 to 14 knots per inch
- Lead Time
- 6 to 10 months on the loom
- Origin
- Jaipur, Rajasthan
