{"product_id":"11031-7x10-persian-handmade-mahal-vintage-rug","title":"11031 - Persian Mahal Area Rug 6'9\" x 10'4\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eA dark, flower-filled medallion holds the heart of this lovely rug. At the center, it sits on a deep red field that reads burgundy from across a room, among sprays of blossoms and curling vines. Its four rounded lobes hold rose and cream flowers on a near-black ground, around a rose core set with blue blossoms. Pointed pendants edged in cream reach up and down the field. Handsome cream spandrels fill the four corners with clusters of blue blossoms. A beautiful main border runs on a near-black ground, carrying rose and cream flower heads among curling leaves. Narrow cream guard stripes, set with small red flowers, run on either side, and a red band closes the outer edge. The pile is low across the rug. It settles a room with warm red and near-black, while the cream corners and blue blossoms keep it light. At 6'9\" by 10'4\", it fits a living room with the front legs of the sofa and chairs on the rug, or beside a queen bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArak was founded only in 1808, as the town of Sultanabad, the name the carpet trade went on using. In 1913 the rugs of its district sold under three names: Sultanabad, Savalan, after a range of mountains to the north, and Mahal. Mahal rugs come from the villages around Arak in central Persia. This one fills its field more than most, with a deep red ground covered in blossoms, sprays and scrolling vines that curl around the medallion. Its corners and border pick up the same flowers, in cream and blue against the near-black, so the flowers run all the way to the outer edge.\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":68008531132729,"sku":"AL_11031_205x315","price":1600.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/11031_1.jpg?v=1794086794","url":"https:\/\/storiedrugs.com\/products\/11031-7x10-persian-handmade-mahal-vintage-rug","provider":"Storied Rugs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}