9x12 Red, Navy Hand Knotted Turkish Oushak 100% Wool Arts & Crafts Oriental Area Rug

This is a beautiful Red, Navy, Sage Color Arts and Craft design Hand Knotted, Oriental 100% Wool Rug. Exact Size: 9' x 12'4'' Weave: Hand Knotted Rug Yarn: 100% Wool Color: Red, Navy, Sage, Beige, Light Gold, Green, Multi Origin: India Pile Height: 0.6 inch Condition: New Rug#: ORH16857 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