{"product_id":"11218-10x13-persian-handmade-mahal-vintage-rug","title":"11218 - Persian Mahal Oversized Rug 9'10\" x 12'10\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eSteel blue corners set off the pale field of this lovely rug. Over a stone field, small blue leaf shapes are scattered among graceful blue vines and tiny cream flower heads. At the center sits a pale lobed medallion, outlined in blue around a small rosette core. Handsome steel blue spandrels fill each corner, worked with cream vines that loop and interlace. The main border has a sand ground carrying cream scrolling vines and blue palmettes. Guard stripes on either side run a chain of blue loops on cream, closing the border inside and out. The pile is low across the rug. It suits a light, calm room, where the stone ground stays quiet and the steel blue corners give it a clear edge. At 9'10\" by 12'10\", it fits a dining table for six with the chairs pulled out, or a full living room seating group.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe town of Arak dates only from 1808, when it was founded as Sultanabad, a name the carpet trade kept. A hundred hamlets and villages within a day’s journey of Sultanabad wove rugs for its market, by the count of Walter Hawley, writing in 1913. Mahal rugs come from the villages around Arak in central Persia, and they were woven large and open from the beginning. The result is a wide field, plenty of space between the motifs, and a palette that leans soft rather than saturated. This rug shares that open plan, with small blue leaf shapes spaced well apart across the stone ground. Its border carries cream scrolling vines on sand, and the steel blue corners hold the strongest color on 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":68029708009785,"sku":"AL_11218_300x390","price":2700.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/11218_1.jpg?v=1794191099","url":"https:\/\/storiedrugs.com\/products\/11218-10x13-persian-handmade-mahal-vintage-rug","provider":"Storied Rugs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}