Early 20th Century Joshegan Rug

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7’ 9” x 11’ Vintage room size rug Persian Joshegan Kashan rug in an allover "weeping willow" pattern in a … Read more 7’ 9” x 11’ Vintage room size rug Persian Joshegan Kashan rug in an allover "weeping willow" pattern in a rare ivory color background. This amazing beautiful Kashan Joshegan rug from the mid 1900s Iran was hand-knotted with a unique all-over "weeping willow" pattern consisting of interconnected sub-geometric design, consisting mostly of diamond shapes and rendered in red, French blue, and dark blue. It features the “Weeping Willow Trees” or the “Tree of Life' ' design in a repeated fashion in various colors including blue, green, red, cream, and pink. It is enclosed with a rectilinear palmette Meander border flanked with inner and outer double guard bands, and subsidiary crenelated fence border stripes. Joshegan is a town in north-central Iran southwest of the city of Kashan.

Dimensions: 7’ 9” x 11’
Date of Manufacture: 1st Quarter of the 1900s
Place of Origin: Persia
Material: Wool pile on a cotton foundation
Condition: Wear consistent with age and use See less