5419 · 3'1" x 9'10" Persian Botteh Runner Rug
View in your room
Questions? Call +1 (206) 207-1118, email us, or ask here.Request a videoSee it in your room
Tight diagonal rows of small boteh make this a lovely rug. Small boteh in near-black and peach cover the deep red field in tight diagonal rows. No central medallion breaks the repeat, which runs down the entire length of the rug. The beautiful main border is cream, set with angular hooked forms in red and near-black, with small touches of teal. Narrow guard stripes in near-black carry a zigzag line and a row of small cream crosses. The pile is low in places through the middle of the field, and white flecks mark the thin spots. It grounds a narrow passage, the near-black motifs keeping the red from feeling too loud. At 3'1" 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.
About Botteh rugs
The shawls of the Scottish town of Paisley were so prominent on the market that the boteh has been called the paisley ever since. The Jacquard loom, invented in 1801, was first used in Paisley in the 1820s and made shawls in the boteh pattern cheaper to weave. Botteh names a motif, not a place. Rugs cataloged this way carry the boteh as their organizing figure, repeated in rows across the field. This runner retains that figure in diagonal rows across the red ground. The cream border frames the field with a bold geometric line, and the compact drawing suits the long format.
Shipping & delivery
Shipping is free and fully insured in the US and Canada. To the UK, the European Union, Australia and New Zealand we ship fully insured, with rates calculated at checkout. Orders are processed and shipped within one to four days and most arrive within about ten days, sometimes as fast as three depending on your location, carefully wrapped, with tracking sent the moment your rug leaves us.
Full shipping detailsAuthenticity
Every rug is an original, hand-knotted vintage piece, never machine-made, printed or reproduced. We inspect and photograph each rug in our own studio, so the piece you see is the exact piece you receive.
Our authenticity promiseCare & cleaning
Vacuum gently, rotate every few months, blot spills immediately and use a quality rug pad. Have it professionally cleaned every few years, never machine-washed.
Full care guideReturns
If a rug isn’t right for your space, get in touch within 7 days of delivery (14 days in the European Union) and we’ll help arrange a return or exchange. Because each piece is one of a kind, we handle every return personally.
Returns & exchangesMade entirely by hand.
Every knot in this rug was tied by hand, one at a time, on an upright loom. A piece like this is the work of two or three weavers sitting side by side for months, wool worked row by row into a pattern carried from memory, its colors softened by decades of light and use. Nothing about it was quick, and no two are ever the same.
The kind of thing that only gets better with age, and quietly passes from one home to the next.
Rugs in their new homes
“This rug is such great quality, arrived ahead of time, and was well packaged. Very happy with it”
“Perfection! Such a beautiful vintage rug and is clean and has vibrant colors.”
“In love with this rug! Just what I was looking for!”
“Rug exceeded my expectations. Love it.”
“Truly elated with this purchase. Shipping time was quick and the item is beautiful, as described.”
“I love this rug so much. As described and clean!”
“This is the second rug I have purchased and both are beautiful, high quality, sent quickly and well priced!”
“Absolutely love this rug Looks great in my kitchen fast shipping”
“Absolutely love everything about this rug! Perfect addition to our neutral kitchen!”
“just as described. Actually more beautiful in person”
