{"product_id":"fine-afghan-ziegler-rug-262368","title":"Fine handmade Afghan Ziegler rug - 262368","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis could be your rug if you want something completely different with minimal colours. It is an extremely unusual Fine Afghan Ziegler in two-tone colouring. It has a heather-pink background with a contrasting, deeper shade of floral decoration. It is made from beautiful, high-quality wool with a lovely sheen. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePlease click the hyperlinks below if you are interested in additional information.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMany people are curious about the \u003cspan style=\"color: #0000ff;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/William_Morris\" class=\"in-cell-link\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eWilliam Morris\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e connection: Ziegler collaborated with William Morris, taking his designs to Persia and securing weavers in \u003cspan style=\"color: #0000ff;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"Tabriz\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tabriz\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTabriz\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e and \u003cspan style=\"color: #0000ff;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"Sultanabad\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sultanabad\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSultanabad\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e to produce fine, traditionally made carpets specifically for the export market to booming \u003cspan style=\"color: #0000ff;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"Victorian Britain\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Victorian_era\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eVictorian Britain\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e. The processes used were developed at the weaving stage and, more crucially, extended into the finishing process, particularly the herbal washes. The fashion at the time was to experiment, and the early Ziegler designs were quite different from other traditional rugs and carpets of the period. The Oriental rug trade had not been used in this way before. In many ways, the pioneering techniques used by \u003cspan style=\"color: #0000ff;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"Ziegler \u0026amp; Co\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ziegler_%26_Co.\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eZiegler \u0026amp; Co.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e have inspired newly designed pieces by Afghan weavers, such as the Samarkand and Mamluks. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfter the carpets are \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0000ff;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Knotted-pile_carpet\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehand-knotted\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0000ff;\"\u003ethey are\u003c\/span\u003e washed\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in gallons of flowing water (literally thrown in buckets). The carpet is scrubbed with tough-bristle brushes, removing excess dyes and making it much lighter in colour. The scrubbing also makes the carpet look slightly older, or, as some describe it, 'antique look'. The different \u003cspan style=\"color: #0000ff;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"Mordant\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mordant\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMordants\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e used to wash and fix the dyes also affect the colouration of the original \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0000ff;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"a link to natural dyes used in many productions.\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Natural_dye\"\u003evegetable dyes\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":14849,\"3\":[null,0],\"12\":0,\"14\":[null,2,255],\"15\":\"Arial\",\"16\":11}' data-sheets-value='{\"1\":2,\"2\":\"vegetable dyed\"}'\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWe recommend the use of an underlay with this product:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0000ff;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jenningsrugs.live\/collections\/underlay\/products\/foxi-anti-slip-underlay-6-x-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ewww.jenningsrugs.live\/collections\/Foxi-underlay\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct size:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e246 x 170cm (8'1 x 5'7) \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"jenningsrugs","offers":[{"title":"246 x 170cm (8'1 x 5'7)","offer_id":24923080135,"sku":"262368","price":1675.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1281\/1783\/files\/2623680asqziegler.jpg?v=1775300611","url":"https:\/\/www.jenningsrugs.live\/products\/fine-afghan-ziegler-rug-262368","provider":"Jennings Rugs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}