Chaukhat
The piece
Chaukhat is a door frame, and the threshold under it. This rug is nearly all frame: a guilloche of interlaced ivory bands on black, rosettes at the corners, gold lines inside and out, and a wide, calm field of ivory to stand on. 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 any size. Shown at 8 × 10 ft (about 2.4 × 3 m)
- Density
- 6 to 14 knots per inch
- Lead Time
- 6 to 10 months on the loom
- Origin
- Jaipur, Rajasthan
