{"product_id":"11187-8x11-persian-handmade-malayer-vintage-rug","title":"11187 - Persian Malayer Oversized Rug 8' x 10'10\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe dark stepped medallion is what first catches the eye on this lovely rug. From across a room the field reads smoke gray, a close repeat of small boteh, the paisley leaf-drop, on a cream ground. At the center sits a near-black stepped diamond medallion, its rust core holding a small rosette, with a pendant above and below. Handsome rust spandrels fill the four corners, each with a near-black band and a cream tip. The main border is rust, carrying a graceful winding vine and small dark flower heads. Several guard stripes in steel blue and rust run on either side, set with tiny flowers. The pile is low over the whole rug. It reads as a quiet smoke gray ground under a dining table, with the rust corners and the dark center giving it weight. At 8' by 10'10\", it fits a dining table for six with the chairs pulled out, or a full living room seating group.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHamedan, the market city for the villages around it, is built partly on the mound of Ecbatana, the capital of Media, founded by Greek account around 678 BCE. Rugs from the villages around Hamedan were taken to the city, long one of the great rug markets of Persia, and were often sold abroad under its name. Malayer sits between Hamedan and Arak in western Persia, which is exactly where its weaving sits too. It joins the village tradition of Hamedan with the floral drawing of the Arak district. This rug carries that floral drawing in its medallion, where small flowers, leaves and curling scrolls crowd the near-black ground around the rust core. Its field is a close repeat of boteh set in rows, and the rust spandrels and border frame it on all four sides.\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":68026050675001,"sku":"AL_11187_245x330","price":3000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/11187_1.jpg?v=1794176645","url":"https:\/\/storiedrugs.com\/products\/11187-8x11-persian-handmade-malayer-vintage-rug","provider":"Storied Rugs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}