{"product_id":"11236-10x13-persian-handmade-mahal-vintage-rug","title":"11236 - Persian Mahal Oversized Rug 9'6\" x 12'11\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eTeal and turquoise cover this charming rug from edge to edge, the pattern traced in near-black. Across a teal field, sprays of leaves, small blossoms and curling stems are picked out in near-black and dark teal. At the center sits a small round medallion with a rosette core, ringed by graceful leaf sprays. The main border is wide, a handsome dark teal band where a turquoise vine rises and falls around oval palmettes in green and near-black. Narrow guard stripes of small flower heads and fine dark lines run on either side of it. The pile is low across much of the field, and pale flecks show where the foundation comes through. The dense drawing settles into one cool tone of teal and turquoise, calm beside white walls, pale wood or brass. At 9'6\" by 12'11\", 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. Walter Hawley, writing on rugs in 1913, counted a hundred hamlets and villages within a day’s journey of Sultanabad weaving rugs for its market. Mahal rugs come from the villages around Arak in central Persia. This rug keeps its floral sprays set symmetrically around a small round medallion with a rosette core. Its color is one cool range of teal and turquoise from field to border, with near-black giving every leaf and blossom its edge. The wide dark teal border carries a turquoise vine that rises and falls around oval palmettes.\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":68049475043641,"sku":"AL_11236_290x394","price":2800.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/11236_1.jpg?v=1794376067","url":"https:\/\/storiedrugs.com\/products\/11236-10x13-persian-handmade-mahal-vintage-rug","provider":"Storied Rugs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}