2002 · 8'9" x 12'2" Persian Mahal Oversized Rug

Pale blue sprays across this gray brown field make a charming pattern. At the center, faint diamond outlines and small sprays in pale blue drift across a gray brown field. The pattern is an all-over lattice with no medallion. The main border is gray beige, carrying small palmettes and crescents in pale blue. A thin gray beige guard stripe runs all the way around the field. No color is left at strength: a full antique wash has taken the rug to one warm level of gray brown, beige and gray beige. The pile is low across much of the field, with pale specks where the weave shows. The pale blue marks stay visible in a bright room. At 8'9" by 12'2", it fits a dining table for six with the chairs pulled out, or a full living room seating group.

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.