Condition: Incredibly high quality fine, dense rug. The wool quality is excellent and the drawings are intricate. Six gold medallions on the cream-colored field are surrounded by smaller medallions and detailed motifs of helicopters. The detailed 'main border' is made up of 12 thinner geometric sections.
Wool: Very fine, soft
Sheen: Velvety
Handle: Stiff but flexible
Fringe: White chevrons on a dark blue background, weft substitution. Red plain weave stripes on either side. Bases of fringe plain weaved then knotted together.
Pile: 3mm
Warp: Very fine naturally colored wool
Weft: Light grey cotton thread