{"product_id":"11036-7x10-persian-handmade-kashan-vintage-rug","title":"11036 - Persian Kashan Area Rug 7' x 10'4\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eA copper and blue core lights the medallion of this wonderful rug. From across a room the field reads deep red, closely filled with curling vines, palmettes and small blossoms. The medallion is a navy star around that core, and pendants reach out from it along the length. Navy corner pieces filled with flowers frame the field. The wide navy border carries rows of palmettes and flower heads in red, cream and blue. Cream guard stripes with small flowers run along both sides of it, and a red band closes the rug at the edge. The pile is full across the field and the border. The dense drawing keeps this much red lively, and the navy border gives it a firm edge. At 7' 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\u003eThe story goes that the three Wise Men of the East set out from Kashan to follow the Star of Bethlehem. In the 1600s, when Poland and Persia had close relations, the Polish nobility ordered many gold-threaded rugs from Kashan. The formal Persian rug is most closely tied to the central Persian city of Kashan: a central medallion, spandrels in the corners, and a field of curling vine and palmette. Saturated madder reds are what old Kashans are known for. This rug follows that plan, with a navy star medallion, navy corner pieces and a deep red field full of curling vines and palmettes. The wide navy border gives the red a firm frame, and copper and cream pick out the drawing across the field.\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":68008722858297,"sku":"AL_11036_214x315","price":2400.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/11036_1.jpg?v=1794092578","url":"https:\/\/storiedrugs.com\/products\/11036-7x10-persian-handmade-kashan-vintage-rug","provider":"Storied Rugs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}