9x12 Arts & Crafts Hand Knotted Wool Traditional Oriental Area Rug Black
This is a beautiful Black, Blush, Blue Color Arts and Craft design Hand Knotted, Oriental 100% Wool Rug. Exact Size: 9'2''x11' Weave: Hand Knotted Yarn: 100% Wool Color: Black, Blush, Blue, Beige, Tan, Multi Origin: Turkey Pile Height: 0.75 inch Condition: New Rug#: ORH17255 Story Behind the Art Originating as a protest against mass produced inferior factory products of the 19th century, the Arts and Crafts Movement favored originality and craftsmanship. William Morris, main proponent of the movement, emphasized the use of handcrafts over the use of machinery and introduced a new design sensibility that evoked nature in home interiors through furniture, upholstery, wallpaper and rugs with intricate intertwining fruit, flower, and foliage patterns. The popularity of Morris’s rug designs has endured to the current times and stands emblematic of Art & Crafts rugs with their simple, bold, informal design themes rooted in nature. Today, the Arts & Crafts rugs embrace a multitude