{"product_id":"11131-7x9-persian-handmade-mahal-vintage-rug","title":"11131 - Persian Mahal Area Rug 7'3\" x 9'2\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eA big gray medallion, bright with gold, holds the center of this lovely rug. On a burgundy field, most of the ground stays open, with a few small gold sprays and slate blue sprigs around the middle. The handsome medallion is lobed, with a burgundy rosette at its core and four gold cartouches set around it. Gray pendants outlined in gold hang above and below, each holding a gold spray. Large camel spandrels fill the four corners, traced in slate blue vine and holding small slate blue panels with gold sprays. The main border has a camel ground and carries a vine of pretty burgundy and gold flower heads. Gray guard stripes set with small rosettes run on either side of it. The pile is low across the rug. It suits a room of warm wood and brass, with the gold picking up the metal and the gray center cooling the burgundy. At 7'3\" by 9'2\", 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 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. This rug shares that open plan, with a wide burgundy field and plenty of space between the medallion, its pendants and the corners. With a design that is not crowded, a Mahal reads calm across a big room. Its color is strong, with bright gold cartouches in the gray medallion and a camel border closing the burgundy 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":68009136914745,"sku":"AL_11131_220x280","price":2800.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/11131_1.jpg?v=1794096672","url":"https:\/\/storiedrugs.com\/products\/11131-7x9-persian-handmade-mahal-vintage-rug","provider":"Storied Rugs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}