1920s Early Fette-Li Art Deco AreaMat
10% of this sale is donated to GoodWeave, a world leader in the fight against child labor. See more at GoodWeave.org! FetteLi /Art Deco Era Area RugRRFLADM18 Colors: MultiSize: 1-8 roundPile Material: 100% wool on cotton foundationManufacture Type: Hand knottedCountry of Origin: ChinaCondition: Excellent. Design Considerations Early 1920s Fette-Li rugs. Professionally cleaned to exacting standards by ARCS member Renaissance Rug Cleaning. Shipping Extra. Background At the turn of the 20th century, amidst the “Century of Humiliation” which so far included: two Opium Wars (1839-1842 and 1856-1860) where western governments supported invasive commercial interests forcing China to allow trade in Opium, lasting from 1839-1917, creating millions of addicts and countless ruined lives; forfeiture of territory to Great Britain and France; the numerous gunboat diplomacy “treaties” forcing trade concessions at numerous Chinese ports; the seizure of Chinese territories by neighboring c