{"product_id":"11214-9x12-persian-handmade-mashhad-vintage-rug","title":"11214 - Persian Mashhad 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\u003eImam Riza, the eighth Shi’ite imam, is buried at Mashhad, and the city is a great destination of pilgrims. Walter Hawley, writing on rugs in 1913, traced the variety of Khorasan patterns partly to weavers copying the rugs those pilgrims brought from other provinces. Mashhad is the great weaving city of Khorasan in northeastern Persia, and it specialized in large formats. This rug is room-sized, its dark teal field ringed with broad leaf shapes edged in charcoal around a round rosette medallion at the center. Patches of black cherry and charcoal show through the dark ground, and the field ends in a notched, scalloped outline. The wide pine green border carries boteh and palmettes outlined in charcoal.\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-mashhad-vintage-rug","provider":"Storied Rugs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}