1616 · 3'5" x 9'10" Persian Hamedan Runner Rug

The long cartouches of this charming runner each hold a striped red figure. Red leaves, rosettes and lattice lines cover the near-black ground so closely that the field reads deep red, with blue and cream flower heads in rows between them. No medallion interrupts the drawing, which repeats the whole length. A wide border of muted peach pink carries a chain of long cartouches, each holding a striped red figure and joined by crossed stems. Narrow red guard stripes dotted with orange, cream and brown run alongside it. Several patches of the dark ground have worn thin, mostly toward the top. Pale floorboards show up the contrast between the deep red strip and its peach pink edges. At 3'5" by 9'10", it fits a hallway or the space along the side of a bed.

Every rug we sell is one of a kind, and this is the only one like it. It is hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation, professionally washed and cleaned before it reaches you, and shipped folded and fully insured. Age-related wear and the small inconsistencies of a handmade weave are part of what these rugs are.