{"product_id":"11209-8x11-persian-handmade-mashhad-vintage-rug","title":"11209 - Persian Mashhad Oversized Rug 8' x 11'2\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eA ring of lattice-filled cartouches circles the medallion of this lovely rug. On a navy field, small red and cream blossoms crowd every open space. The medallion at the center is a cream rosette with a dark core, circled by red vases and light blue palmettes. Around it, each cartouche takes a paisley shape and holds a brown lattice. Handsome deep red spandrels fill the four corners, each with a flower basket woven in brown lattice. Along the lobed edge of the navy field, ovals of cream blossoms sit inside light blue outlines. The navy main border carries cream rosettes and red palmettes, linked by graceful scrolling leaves in light blue. Cream guard stripes set with small red rosettes run along both sides of the border. The pile is low in two patches of the navy field, where the foundation shows. It suits a formal dining room, where the navy center and deep red corners give the table a rich frame. At 8' by 11'2\", it fits a dining table for six with the chairs pulled out, or a full living room seating group.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTravelers of the Safavid era remarked on the fine Khorasan carpets sold in the Persian Gulf port of Hormuz and in one of the main caravansaries of Isfahan. The Herat carpets are the classic carpets of Khorasan, and pieces in the herati pattern survive from the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Mashhad is the great weaving city of Khorasan in northeastern Persia, and it specialized in large formats. Its rugs show a single dominant medallion and borders wide enough to hold their own at scale. This rug shares that plan, with one medallion at the heart of the navy field and a wide navy border around it. Deep red sits in the four spandrels, the vases around the medallion and the border palmettes, so red and navy answer each other across the rug.\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":68028146483513,"sku":"AL_11209_245x340","price":2600.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/11209_1.jpg?v=1794187674","url":"https:\/\/storiedrugs.com\/products\/11209-8x11-persian-handmade-mashhad-vintage-rug","provider":"Storied Rugs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}