{"product_id":"11184-7x10-persian-handmade-kerman-vintage-rug","title":"11184 - Persian Kerman Area Rug 7'1\" x 10'6\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe dark medallion at the center of this lovely rug catches the eye first. Cream carries the whole field, crowded with small rose and terracotta flowers on graceful curling vines. The near-black medallion has lobed edges and a rose core, with a pendant above and below. A terracotta frame set with rosettes follows the field in a stepped outline, inside a second cream ground. Near-black spandrels hold flowering sprays in the four corners. Past a terracotta band of linked scrolls, the handsome main border carries rose and terracotta blossoms on near-black. Olive guard stripes run on either side of it. The pile is low, and a few small patches near the border have worn to the foundation. It slips into a warm room, the cream center lifting the dark frame around it. At 7'1\" by 10'6\", 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\u003eNadir Shah took many of Kerman’s most skilled weavers north after 1739 and the city was pillaged in 1794, yet its rug industry continued to prosper. In the Persian rug trade the carpets of Kerman rank first, ahead of the rugs of Hamedan. Kerman in southeastern Persia worked in the softest palette of the major Persian centers: powder blue, ivory, rose and pale green, often on a pale ground. This rug has the pale ground, a cream field full of small rose and terracotta flowers on curling vines. Around the field, a stepped terracotta frame, a second cream band and the near-black border build up in turn. The lobed medallion repeats that near-black at the center, around a rose core.\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":68025992085817,"sku":"AL_11184_217x320","price":2800.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/11184_1.jpg?v=1794175883","url":"https:\/\/storiedrugs.com\/products\/11184-7x10-persian-handmade-kerman-vintage-rug","provider":"Storied Rugs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}