{"product_id":"11021-3x7-persian-handmade-shiraz-vintage-runner-rug","title":"11021 - Persian Shiraz Runner Rug 3'5\" x 7'3\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eThree hooked diamond medallions, stacked one on the next, give this lovely runner its strong center. At the center, they sit on a deep red field that reads burgundy from across the room, scattered with small animals, birds and flower heads. Each medallion has a near-black ground and an orange hexagonal core outlined in cream, with cream hooks reaching out to either side. The diamonds meet point to point down the length of the field. Handsome near-black spandrels fill the four corners, each with a stepped edge and a large orange leaf at its heart. The main border is deep red, scattered with small near-black and cream figures and touches of orange. Guard stripes of cream run on either side of it, carrying a chain of pretty red blossoms. The pile is low across the face. It suits a narrow entry, where the cream stripes lift the deep red and near-black. At 3'5\" by 7'3\", it fits an entry, a hallway corner or the space beside a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUNESCO records that the women of Fars design, choose the colors and weave without a cartoon, so that no weaver makes two carpets of the same design. In Fars the men shear the sheep in spring or autumn and build the loom, a horizontal frame placed on the ground, while the women spin the yarn. Rugs sold under the name Shiraz were woven by tribal and village weavers around the market city of Fars province in southern Persia. Geometric drawing is the rule there, with small stylized animals and birds turning up in the field. This runner shares that geometry, from the stepped diamonds to the hooked arms, and small animals and birds walk among the flower heads of its deep red field. Its frame is built in layers, with cream guard stripes set against the deep red border and the near-black corners.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery rug we sell is one of a kind, and this is the only one like it. Hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation, vintage, approx. 50 years (1970s). Condition: professionally washed \u0026amp; cleaned. It ships folded and fully insured.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Storied Rugs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68013877952825,"sku":"AL_11021_104x222","price":1250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/11021_1.jpg?v=1794105137","url":"https:\/\/storiedrugs.com\/products\/11021-3x7-persian-handmade-shiraz-vintage-runner-rug","provider":"Storied Rugs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}