{"product_id":"11214-9x12-persian-handmade-kashan-vintage-rug","title":"11214 - Persian Kashan Oversized Rug 8'11\" x 11'8\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eRings of teal leaf shapes circle the center of this lovely rug. On a dark teal field, the broad leaf shapes, each edged in charcoal, radiate outward in a wide ring around the center. Patches of black cherry and charcoal show through the dark ground, strongest toward the sides. At the center sits a round, lobed rosette medallion, a flower seen from above, worked in teal on teal. The field ends in a notched, scalloped outline. The handsome pine green border is wide, carrying a row of boteh, the paisley leaf-drop, and palmettes outlined in charcoal. The pile is low across the rug, and the foundation shows through across much of the field. It grounds a room with pale walls and lets the teal and black cherry carry the color. At 8'11\" by 11'8\", it fits a dining table for six with the chairs pulled out, or a full living room seating group.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe story goes that the three Wise Men of the East set out from Kashan to follow the Star of Bethlehem. In the 1600s, when Poland and Persia had close relations, the Polish nobility ordered many gold-threaded rugs from Kashan. Kashan is the central Persian city most associated with the formal Persian rug: a central medallion, spandrels in the corners, and a field of curling vine and palmette. These were made as the best rug in a house, and the drawing carries that intent. This rug keeps the central medallion of that type, a round rosette set at the heart of the field. Teal runs through every part of it, from the leaf shapes in the field to the boteh and palmettes along the pine green border.\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":68028195143993,"sku":"AL_11214_271x356","price":2775.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/11214_1.jpg?v=1794189443","url":"https:\/\/storiedrugs.com\/products\/11214-9x12-persian-handmade-kashan-vintage-rug","provider":"Storied Rugs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}