Mehrab
The piece
Mehrab means an arch. Over the tall doors of a palace a fanlight spreads like an open shell. Mehrab takes the whole doorway: a rounded head fluted like the fanlight with a lotus at its base, slim pilasters down each side, and a plain field where the door would stand. 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 6 × 9 ft (about 1.8 × 2.7 m)
- Density
- 6 to 14 knots per inch
- Lead Time
- 6 to 10 months on the loom
- Origin
- Jaipur, Rajasthan
