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"Tea Washed" Rugs ON SALE!

At many times and in many places over the hundreds and hundreds of years that Oriental rugs have been woven there have been attempts to change the crisp, clear, bright colors of new rugs into the softer, more muted, more quiet colors that sometimes develop as rugs age. In India in the 1980's weavers developed a vegetable wash designed to do just this. There actually was a preparation of leaves, nuts, and other vegetable materials that was applied to new rugs to soften and mute their colors. The wash itself looked like pea soup in color and texture! In the market these carpets were usually referred to as "veg washed" or "tea washed." The "tea washed" label was probably the most commonly used (even though these rugs were never actually washed with tea).
After a few years weavers adjusted their color schemes so that new rugs could be made in the same muted colors but without the need to actually subject the rug to a separate vegetable wash (the problem with the veg wash was that results were unpredictable: a perfectly good rug could become unsaleable in color if the wash turned out badly).
Today the "tea washed"/"veg washed" category is well established. Most of these rugs have floral, Persian designs, and most have gold, green, rust, navy, or dark red color schemes. Almost none use cream or bone accents; lighter tones are old ivories, soft golds, or muted beige, peach, or tan. The idea is to keep contrasts low, so as to produce a rich but quiet and subtle look. Colors are often abrashed (strongly varigated), and most of these rugs and carpets have thick wool pile.
Sometimes Arts & Crafts rugs will share the same soft colors as tea washed carpets. There are also new rugs in antique colors which can be more varied in design and color family than tea washed rugs.
New additions to this list are highlighted in RED.
Click on the rug's photo (at left) for a larger picture (photos are .JPGs of 90-150k each). For more information about any of these rugs, email us with the rug number(s) and your specific questions, or call us at 315-422-7832.

Click to Enlarge Photo Rug # Size Description Reg. Price ON SALE
11-995 11-995 2' 0" x 3' 2" AGRA from India    
black background with large opposed flower heads in rust, red, gold, soft green, and salmon; beige main border; thick wool pile.		 $395 $290
XB3078 XB3078 2' 11" x 4' 7" PESHAWAR from Pakistan    
good 110 knot structure with deep red variegated ground filled with flowerheads in cream, slate green, and muted old gold; closely clipped pile of handspun wool on cotton foundation with handspun wool pile; alternating rows of		 $830 $650
11-488 11-488 3' 0" x 5' 0" KASHAN from India    
navy blue background and main border, both filled with old style flowerhead, curled leaf, and vine motif in deep red, gold, assorted greens, and rose; thick pile of lustrous wool.		 $950 $750
11-487 11-487 3' 0" x 5' 0" KASHAN from India    
an antique design, richly colored with navy ground and flowerheads, curled boteh leaves, and linking vines in light blue, gold, rose, apricot, green, and deep blue-red; navy main border; well woven, with dense pile of lustrous wool.		 $950 $750
XB3076 XB3076 3' 1" x 4' 9" PESHAWAR from Pakistan    
90 knot quality with subtly colored ground of variegated grey-brown; large flowerheads in slate green, brown, cream, and red; cream main border; handspun wool on cotton warp and weft.		 $895 $695
XK4046 XK4046 4' 1" x 6' 0" KASHAN from India    
warm brown background with largish palmettes in cream, red, beige, plum, light blue, light brown, grey blue, rust, and olive; beige main border; medium thick wool pile with softly variegated colors; antiqued cotton fringe.		 $1,150 $895
RR9763 RR9763 5' 10" x 8' 8" Used PANEL from India    
"garden" design with interlocked panels in soft gold, bronze, plum, and midnight blue; pearl grey main border; medium thick wool pile in good condition.		 $2,495 $1,950
ST5487 ST5487 5' 11" x 9' 0" LAVAR from India    
soft gold ground with flowers and subtle central medallion in rust, soft green, and aqua blue; thick wool pile.		 $4,495 $3,495
XB5086 XB5086 6' 1" x 9' 0" PESHAWAR from Pakistan    
81 knot quality with variegated cream ground and soft slate green main border; floral figures in accents of green, rust-red, brown, and gold; closely clipped pile of lustrous handspun wool.		 $3,250 $2,590
ST5461 ST5461 6' 1" x 9' 4" AGRA from India    
rich antique look with black field and border, and accents of green, rust, and gold; thick wool pile.		 $4,050 $3,190
RR0724 RR0724 8' 1" x 10' 3" Used KASHAN from India    
muted red ground with intricate flowerheads, lanceolate leaves, and vines and small flowers in gold, light green, light blue, plum, sage, brown, and beige; black main border; "tea washed" with light abrash; excellent condition.		 $2,150 $1,690
ST6657 ST6657 8' 2" x 10' 0" SULTANABAD from Pakistan    
soft medium brown ground with large flower heads and serrated leaves in ivory, beige, tan, moss green, and accents of deep red; handspun wool pile and mostly vegetable dyes.		 $4,350 $3,450
11-613 11-613 8' 10" x 12' 1" OUSHAK from India    
cream ground and main border with florals in muted rust, pale gold, very muted dark brown, and pale lilac, olive, and tan; closely clipped nubby texture with variegated colors everywhere; wool foundation; heavy structure.		 $5,995 $4,695
11-617 11-617 8' 11" x 12' 0" AGRA from India    
burgundy red ground with small scale allover floral s in tones of ivory, gold, dark green, light green, navy, rose, browns, and salmon; medium thick wool pile.		 $6,950 $5,390
11-614 11-614 9' 0" x 12' 2" AGRA from India    
navy ground with flowerheads, smaller flowers, leaves, and cloud bands in ivory, tan, gold, red, rust, rose, beige, olive, and brown; closely clipped wool pile supple structure and short antiqued fringe.		 $6,950 $5,390
ST7573 ST7573 9' 0" x 12' 3" HERATI from India    
blue ground with large scale allover herati design in gold, soft green, mauve, and deep red; gold main border; wool pile.		 $5,750 $4,590
11-611 11-611 9' 0" x 12' 6" AGRA from India    
ivory field with allover flowers and floral elements in tan, light brown, gold, light olive green, and dark green, and touches of red, navy, and rust; gold main border; closely clipped wool pile with all colors variegated; short antiqued fringe.		 $6,950 $5,390
XB7046 XB7046 9' 1" x 12' 0" PESHAWAR from Pakistan    
good 110 knot weave with soft variegated grey brown ground and large palmettes and serrated leaves in antique ivory, cream, soft gold, slate green, and red mahogany accents; closely clipped wool pile on cotton warp and weft.		 $6,350 $4,950
11-616 11-616 9' 2" x 12' 6" AGRA from India    
very densely drawn animal pattern (with birds, deer, and tigers) on deep navy ground; wide red main border; other accents of olive, light blue, burgundy, light and dark brown; closely clipped wool pile with considerable abrash.		 $7,250 $5,690
11-618 11-618 9' 2" x 12' 7" AGRA from India    
very lustrous blue-red ground with flowers, vines, and cloud bands in cream, soft gold, dark green, light and dark brown, rose, salmon, and navy; closely clipped wool pile with color variegation throughout.		 $7,250 $5,690
11-612 11-612 9' 10" x 14' 4" SERAPI from India    
an interesting old style Herati design with ivory field and large medallion and inner border in soft rust, light blue, storm blue, antique red, tan, faded yellow green, tan, and navy; ant. red border; medium thick pile with variegated colors.		 $7,950 $6,250
11-619 11-619 10' 0" x 14' 0" SERAPI from India    
muted antique red ground with medallion and inner border in variegated navy and steel blue with accents of rose, ivory, dark brown, light green, and tan; antique red border; closely clipped wool pile with supple structure; short cotton fringe.		 $7,950 $6,250
11-620 11-620 10' 2" x 16' 0" AGRA from India    
attractive large carpet with Arts and Crafts border design; deep red ground with allover flowerheads in gold, teal, dark green, navy, brown, and tan; soft green, dark green, salmon, and maroon main border; medium thick pile with antiqued fringe.		 $9,950 $7,850
11-626 11-626 11' 3" x 15' 10" AGRA from India    
lustrous red ground with allover flowerheads in cream, soft gold, teal, dark green, rose, tan, and dark brown; green and teal main border; medium thick wool pile with antiqued cotton fringe.		 $13,500 $10,450
11-622 11-622 12' 1" x 17' 10" AGRA from India    
very lustrous red ground with dense allover floral design in ivory, sage, dark green, brown, gold, rose, and navy; antiqued cotton fringe.		 $14,500 $11,450


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