Large Hand-Knotted Persian Vase Carpet
Item Details
A large, hand-knotted Persian vase carpet. This wool rug features an allover pattern of large-scale palmettes amid smaller palmettes, chains of flowers, lancet leaves, and vines over a bright red field. The palette is cherry red, ivory, cerulean, and pink. Framing the field are compound floral borders, most of which are resolved. These include a primary border featuring large, meandering palmettes amid bouquets of small flowers over an ivory ground. Flanking the primary border are smaller borders grounded in pink or cerulean. Edges are overcast, the rug finishing at either end with thick, natural wool warp fringe. The rug is unmarked.
| Type | Accent Rug |
| Manufacturing Process | Machine Made |
| Period | Neither |
Condition
- to fair; there are several stains; areas of wear including at least one patch where warp and weft threads are beginning to show; the rug could benefit from professional cleaning.
Dimensions
- approximately 11 W x 15.8’ D.
Item #
17NAS060-121
