{"product_id":"11212-8x11-persian-handmade-tabriz-vintage-rug","title":"11212 - Persian Tabriz Oversized Rug 8' x 11'6\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eA large oval medallion is the first thing on this lovely rug to catch the eye. Over a blue field, vases of flowers and latticed square ornaments stand above and below it. The medallion has a cream outer ring with a leafy edge, and inside it a brick oval holds a small cream core. Leafy pendants rise from its top and bottom. Large roses and graceful curling vines gather in each corner of the field. The handsome main border has a brick ground set with cream and blue flower heads. Narrow gray beige guard stripes with small brick and blue motifs run along its inner side. The pile is low across the face, and the foundation shows in places. It settles a dining room or sitting area in quiet blue and brick, with cream to keep it light. At 8' by 11'6\", it fits a dining table for six with the chairs pulled out, or a full living room seating group.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIsma’il, the first Safavid shah, was crowned in Tabriz in 1501. Tabriz stood for a long period on the great caravan routes to Trebizond and Tiflis, and became the principal market of Persia for the export of rugs. Tabriz in northwestern Persia has a city workshop tradition, and the discipline of the drawing shows it. Medallions sit properly centered, borders turn cleanly at the corners, and the vine scrolls follow a plan laid out in full before weaving began. This rug keeps that order: its oval medallion sits at the center of the field, and the brick border turns cleanly at each corner. The vases, roses and square ornaments mirror one another from top to bottom and from side to side.\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":68028176531769,"sku":"AL_11212_245x350","price":2600.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/11212_1.jpg?v=1794188951","url":"https:\/\/storiedrugs.com\/products\/11212-8x11-persian-handmade-tabriz-vintage-rug","provider":"Storied Rugs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}