Cuenca carpet

Cuenca carpet

 any Spanish floor covering handwoven at the city of Cuenca, between Madrid and Valencia, especially in the 17th and 18th centuries but also more recently. They generally are coarser and heavier bodied than Alcaraz carpets (Alcaraz carpet); their foundation may be partially or wholly of a bast fibre; and in certain later examples the symmetrical knot is used instead of the Spanish knot, which encircles only a single warp. A good red dye did not appear in these rugs until the 18th century, when a bright cherry red was sometimes used. Usually, the colour range is limited and muddy, as if several hues had proved fugitive, but some of the later rugs show bold colouring.

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