{"product_id":"11220-8x11-persian-handmade-kerman-vintage-rug","title":"11220 - Persian Kerman Oversized Rug 7'7\" x 11'2\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis remarkable rug centers on a pale lobed medallion set on a calm slate blue ground. Boteh, the paisley leaf-drop, and flower sprays fill the edges of the slate blue field in a scalloped wreath, leaving its middle open. The medallion is a handsome lobed oval with pendants at both ends, a sage frame around a cream core and a small rust rosette. Beautiful rust spandrels sit in the four corners, holding cream vine scrolls and sage leaves. The main border has a slate blue ground carrying cream cartouches and square panels, with a square cartouche at each corner. Camel guard stripes, worked with a fine sage scroll and edged in rust, frame it on both sides. The pile is low across the whole rug. It settles a room with cool slate blue against warm rust and camel, and the cream center keeps it light. At 7'7\" by 11'2\", it fits a dining table for four with the chairs pulled out, or a living room with the sofa and chairs fully on it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarco Polo, by Walter Hawley’s account of 1913, wrote of the beautiful shawls and carpets made by the women of Kerman. Kerman in southeastern Persia worked in the softest palette of the major Persian centers: powder blue, ivory, rose and pale green. The drawing is curvilinear and open, with more space left empty than a Kashan or a Tabriz would allow. This rug shares that open, curving drawing, with the boteh wreath and scalloped frame circling a wide slate blue ground left clear. Its sage and cream sit close to that soft palette. The border is built in panels, oval cartouches alternating with square tiles, and a boxed square marks each corner.\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":68030781456697,"sku":"AL_11220_230x340","price":2775.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/11220_1.jpg?v=1794194314","url":"https:\/\/storiedrugs.com\/products\/11220-8x11-persian-handmade-kerman-vintage-rug","provider":"Storied Rugs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}