{"product_id":"11062-8x12-persian-handmade-mahal-vintage-rug","title":"11062 - Persian Mahal Oversized Rug 8'4\" x 12'","description":"\u003cp\u003eA floral medallion in navy, cream and pink sits at the center of this lovely rug. From across a room the field reads burgundy, worn toward brick red where the pile is lowest. The medallion is a lobed diamond with a pink rosette at its core and a flower spray above and below. The open red field is shaped by a wide cream frame filled with navy scrolls and pink and red flowers. The main border is navy, with red and pink flower heads, between narrow camel guard stripes. The pile is worn low across the field, and the foundation shows as pale specks. The dense drawing of the cream frame and the navy border keeps the open red center calm. At 8'4\" by 12', it fits a dining table for six with the chairs pulled out, or a full living room seating group.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe town of Arak dates only from 1808, when it was founded as Sultanabad, a name the carpet trade kept. A hundred hamlets and villages within a day’s journey of Sultanabad wove rugs for its market, by the count of Walter Hawley, writing in 1913. Mahal rugs come from the villages around Arak in central Persia, and they were woven large and open from the beginning. With a design that is not crowded, a Mahal reads calm across a big room. This rug has that wide open field, with the medallion set alone in the red. Navy and cream gather at the edges, so the center reads quiet.\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":68009041396025,"sku":"AL_11062_255x366","price":2000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/11062_1.jpg?v=1794095558","url":"https:\/\/storiedrugs.com\/products\/11062-8x12-persian-handmade-mahal-vintage-rug","provider":"Storied Rugs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}