{"product_id":"11039-7x10-persian-handmade-kashan-vintage-rug","title":"11039 - Persian Kashan Area Rug 7'2\" x 10'2\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eA lobed red medallion catches the eye first on this lovely rug. At the center, it sits on a camel field where graceful navy vines curl around palmettes and flower heads. Light blue arabesques sweep through the field between them. The medallion holds a light blue core around a rosette, ringed by large gold palmettes. A handsome red pendant sits above it, and a second one sits below. The red main border carries palmettes and rosettes in light blue and gold. Light blue guard stripes run along both sides of it, set with small flowers. The pile is low across the rug, and a few patches in the field read paler. The dense drawing gives the camel ground plenty to hold the eye, while the red border and blue guards frame it warmly. At 7'2\" by 10'2\", it fits a dining table for four with the chairs pulled out, or a living room with the sofa and chairs fully on it.\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. Kashan is the central Persian city most closely tied to the formal Persian rug, with a central medallion and a field of curling vine and palmette. Kashan rugs were made to be the best rug in a house, and the drawing carries that intent. This rug keeps that plan, its lobed red medallion set on a camel field filled with curling navy vine and palmettes. Its red border and light blue guard stripes repeat the colors of the medallion, closing the field in a steady frame.\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":68008730722617,"sku":"AL_11039_218x310","price":2150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/11039_1.jpg?v=1794092718","url":"https:\/\/storiedrugs.com\/products\/11039-7x10-persian-handmade-kashan-vintage-rug","provider":"Storied Rugs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}