2'7" x 20'2" Oriental Runner Rug | Traditional All-Over Floral | Wool and Silk Pile, Never Used

This is a genuine hand-knotted runner at a length most floors never get the chance to use: 20'2" of continuous drawing, only 31" wide, with a 3/8" pile of wool carrying silk highlights that catch the light as you walk the length of it. The field is a deep red, the main border a dark black, and the whole piece is brand new and never used, with no wear, no repairs and no fading anywhere along the run. A length like this is almost always the answer to a specific problem, which is why it is worth measuring your long hallway runner space before it goes. Every rug we ship travels with a certificate of authenticity confirming that it is hand-knotted, along with its size, materials and origin.

Design and Motifs

The field carries a repeating all-over floral vine rather than a medallion, which is the correct choice at this length because the pattern reads the same whether you see 3 feet of it or the full 20. Curling vines link large ivory palmettes to smaller open rosettes, cupped lotus blossoms and small serrated leaves, and every repeat is drawn with a curved line instead of the angular village shorthand. The main border sets big ivory palmettes and pink roses against black, alternating with paired leaf forms, and it is framed on both sides by narrow ivory guard stripes and a fine reciprocal minor stripe that keeps the long edges crisp. Both ends finish in a symmetrical floral spray that gives the runner a defined top and bottom, and the hand-knotted ivory fringe is full and even at each end.

A Deep Red Field Against Black and Ivory

The ground is a saturated deep red, closer to a true crimson than to brick or rust, and it holds that tone evenly from one end of the 20'2" run to the other with no visible abrash. Against it, the drawing is worked in ivory and soft cream, with the silk-touched flowers reading a shade brighter than the wool ones from certain angles. Warm buttery gold appears in the larger palmettes, dusty pink in the small roses, and a muted sage green in the leaves and a few rosette centers, so the palette stays warm rather than cold. The main border is a deep black with enough blue depth in it to keep the ivory flowers from looking harsh, and the thin ivory guard stripes sit between the red and the black as a clean break. It is a classic red and black combination that sits comfortably on wood, stone and pale tile alike.

Woven in China in the Traditional Oriental Style

This runner was made in China, where workshops have spent decades weaving classical floral patterns to a high standard on cotton foundations, and it belongs to that tradition rather than to any regional village weave. Keeping the drawing consistent and the width true across a 242" loom run is the real test of a workshop, and this one holds its 31" width straight from end to end, which is exactly what you want when the rug has to sit between two walls. The wool pile is clipped at 3/8", low enough for the pattern to stay sharp and for doors to clear it, and the silk accents are used where the drawing benefits most. If you are weighing traditions before you buy, it is worth reading what actually defines an Oriental rug, and you can see how this piece compares with the rest of our Oriental runner rugs.