{"product_id":"11076-8x13-persian-handmade-mashhad-vintage-rug","title":"11076 - Persian Mashhad Oversized Rug 8'4\" x 12'10\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe deep navy medallion at the center of this lovely rug draws the eye first. Over a deep red field, graceful curling leaves in brown and cream sweep around sprays of pale blue blossoms. The medallion is a lobed navy diamond, its cream core holding a burgundy quatrefoil, with a small cream oval at each end. A ring of curled leaves frames it, and cream pendants with red centers sit above and below. Sky blue spandrels fill the four corners, set with scrolling leaves and red and cream flower heads. The handsome cream border carries a chain of scalloped navy cartouches, each holding rose flowers and cream sprays. Narrow guard stripes of blue and rose run on either side. The pile is low across the rug. It grounds a dining room or a large seating area, the navy and sky blue cooling all that red. At 8'4\" by 12'10\", it fits a dining table for six with the chairs pulled out, or a full living room seating group.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTravelers of the Safavid era remarked on the fine Khorasan carpets sold in the Persian Gulf port of Hormuz and in one of the main caravansaries of Isfahan. The Herat carpets are the classic carpets of Khorasan, and pieces in the herati pattern survive from the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Mashhad is the great weaving city of Khorasan in northeastern Persia, and it specialized in large formats. Its rugs show deep red grounds, a single dominant medallion, and borders wide enough to hold their own at scale. This rug shares all three: a deep red field, one navy medallion at its heart, and a wide cream border that holds its own at this size. Sky blue fills the corners and runs in bays along the sides of the field, so the red sits inside a cool blue 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":68014215168313,"sku":"AL_11076_255x390","price":2800.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/11076_1.jpg?v=1794111192","url":"https:\/\/storiedrugs.com\/products\/11076-8x13-persian-handmade-mashhad-vintage-rug","provider":"Storied Rugs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}