Sutun
The piece
Sutun is the Urdu and Persian word for a column. Builders of the time learned the classical orders from engraved plates. Sutun is one of those plates grown to the size of a room: a single Corinthian capital in black line on ivory, its volutes and acanthus too big for the rug that holds them. 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
