{"product_id":"11150-10x12-persian-handmade-mashhad-vintage-rug","title":"11150 - Persian Mashhad Oversized Rug 10' x 12'6\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn orange rosette sits at the heart of this lovely rug, ringed by curling vines. The burgundy field is filled with palmettes, scrolling vines and curled leaves in cream and sky blue. There is no large medallion; the rosette centers an all-over repeat, mirrored from side to side and end to end. The navy main border carries handsome lobed cartouches edged in orange, set between star-shaped rosettes on a winding vine. Cream guard stripes of small blossoms run along both sides of the border, each closed by a narrow stripe of tiny flower heads. The pile is low over the whole face. It brings burgundy and navy depth to a large room, while the sky blue and cream flowers keep the field from feeling heavy. At 10' by 12'6\", it fits a dining table for six with the chairs pulled out, or a full living room seating group.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eImam Riza, the eighth Shi’ite imam, is buried at Mashhad, and the city is a great destination of pilgrims. In 1877 the Qajar shah gave London’s South Kensington Museum 14 carpets chosen by his ministers to represent the best being woven, one of them made in Mashhad. Mashhad is the great weaving city of Khorasan in northeastern Persia, and it specialized in large formats. Its rugs show deep red grounds and borders wide enough to hold their own at scale. This rug has that large format and that deep ground, here a burgundy, framed by a wide navy border that holds its own around the busy field. Its center is open and flowing, with palmettes and curling vines gathered around one orange rosette and the whole design mirrored to each end.\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":68026175422777,"sku":"AL_11150_305x380","price":3600.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/11150_1.jpg?v=1794178281","url":"https:\/\/storiedrugs.com\/products\/11150-10x12-persian-handmade-mashhad-vintage-rug","provider":"Storied Rugs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}