{"product_id":"11259-10x13-persian-handmade-kerman-vintage-rug","title":"11259 - Persian Kerman Oversized Rug 9'10\" x 13'4\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eA blue-edged wine red medallion sits at the heart of this lovely rug. The cream field stays open, with graceful brown leafy vines curling out from the center. Rounded sprays of rose, blue and green flowers ring the outer field. The medallion is a lobed, stepped shape on a wine red ground, crowded with blue, rose and cream blossoms around a rose rosette at its core. A small wine red pendant sits above it and another below, each holding blue flowers. The handsome border carries a scalloped inner band in blue and wine red, studded with cream flower heads. A narrower outer band of small rose, green and cream blossoms closes the edge. The pile is low across the rug. It reads as a light, open center held by deep color, with the blue cooling the wine red. At 9'10\" by 13'4\", it fits a dining table for six with the chairs pulled out, or a full living room seating group.\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. Since the 16th century Kerman has been the origin of highly sophisticated carpets in well-organized designs. Kerman in southeastern Persia worked in the softest palette of the major Persian centers: powder blue, ivory, rose and pale green, often on a pale ground. The drawing is curvilinear and open, with more space left empty than a Kashan or a Tabriz would allow. This rug shares that open ground, with wide cream spaces between its curling vines and the sprays at its edge. Its medallion and border are set in deep wine red, with blue running through both around the light center.\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":68033531412793,"sku":"AL_11259_300x407","price":2400.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/11259_1.jpg?v=1794261188","url":"https:\/\/storiedrugs.com\/products\/11259-10x13-persian-handmade-kerman-vintage-rug","provider":"Storied Rugs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}