{"product_id":"11155-10x13-persian-handmade-joshaghan-vintage-rug","title":"11155 - Persian Joshaghan Oversized Rug 9'6\" x 13'3\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eRows of red and cream flowers glow against the midnight ground of this wonderful rug. Midnight carries the whole field, set in diagonal rows of small flower-filled diamonds, star-shaped rosettes and little flowering plants in red, cream and light blue. At the center, a cream medallion with stepped, notched edges holds a light blue diamond core and a red flower head, with a cream pendant above and below. The field steps in toward each end, and handsome camel spandrels fill the four corners with red and light blue blossoms. The splendid main border has a red ground carrying a chain of diamonds, each holding midnight flower heads, joined by small stars. Wide light blue guard stripes on either side carry small red and cream flowers. The pile is low across the whole rug. It brings red and midnight warmth into a formal room, while the cream and camel touches lift the dark ground. At 9'6\" by 13'3\", it fits a dining table for six with the chairs pulled out, or a full living room seating group.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the reign of Nadir Shah the carpet weaving of the Joshaghan district received a new impulse, and it flourished until nearly the middle of the 19th century. A century before Walter Hawley wrote on rugs in 1913, the Joshaghan district was weaving some of the best carpets of Persia. Joshaghan sits north of Isfahan in central Persia, and it has woven the same design for a very long time. There the field is divided into a diamond lattice, each compartment holding a small stylized flowering plant. This rug keeps that plan, with diamonds of flowers and small plants set in diagonal rows across the midnight field. A cream medallion with a pendant above and below sits at the center, and camel spandrels close the corners. It reads as pattern rather than picture from across a room.\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":68026215956793,"sku":"AL_11155_290x405","price":5000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/11155_1.jpg?v=1794179403","url":"https:\/\/storiedrugs.com\/products\/11155-10x13-persian-handmade-joshaghan-vintage-rug","provider":"Storied Rugs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}