{"product_id":"11180-8x11-persian-handmade-torkaman-vintage-rug","title":"11180 - Persian Torkaman Oversized Rug 8'1\" x 11'3\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eRows of quartered guls in cream and navy march across this lovely rug. Across a deep red field, octagonal guls stand in a strict grid, lobed at the edge and joined by thin dark lines. Two quarters of each gul carry cream hooked forms, and a small navy and green cross sits at its core. The plan is an all-over repeat with no medallion, and smaller diamond guls, hooked in navy, fill the spaces between. A handsome brick red border carries large navy star rosettes, set between smaller round rosettes ringed in green and blue. Narrow guard stripes run on both sides, picked out with pretty flower heads in navy and cream. The pile is low and full across the field and the border. It slips into a dining room or a study, and its brick and navy tones lend the space a steady warmth. At 8'1\" by 11'3\", it fits a dining table for six with the chairs pulled out, or a full living room seating group.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe name Bukhara was given to Turkmen rugs in error in the first half of the 20th century, though few Turkmen live around that city. In northeastern Persia, Turkmen weavers keep to a strict grid of gul motifs, the same octagonal figure repeated across the field with almost no variation. That sounds austere, yet the drawing never changes and all the life is in the color. Across a room, a good Torkaman shifts between rust and brick. This rug keeps that strict grid, with the quartered gul repeated row after row and the smaller diamond guls set between. Its color holds the life of it: deep red in the field, a brick red border, and cream and navy lighting every gul.\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":68026330972473,"sku":"AL_11180_247x342","price":5400.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/11180_1.jpg?v=1794184928","url":"https:\/\/storiedrugs.com\/products\/11180-8x11-persian-handmade-torkaman-vintage-rug","provider":"Storied Rugs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}