Samrat
The piece
The Samrat Yantra reads the hour off a quadrant of stone. This rug is the quadrant: a quarter circle in Jaipur sandstone pink, ivory arcs following the curve, and the dial marked in charcoal along its edge. It is made to sit in the corner of a room. 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 ft radius (about 2.1 m)
- Density
- 6 to 14 knots per inch
- Lead Time
- 6 to 10 months on the loom
- Origin
- Jaipur, Rajasthan
