Mid 20th Century Joshegan Rug

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4’ 7” x 6’ 6” Vintage Persian Joshegan area rug in a geometric pattern in a rust red background with … Read more 4’ 7” x 6’ 6” Vintage Persian Joshegan area rug in a geometric pattern in a rust red background with corner spandrels in French bleu is from the mid 1900s. This amazing antique Joshegan rug from 1920s Iran was handwoven and bears a remarkably unique all-over interconnected sub-geometric design, consisting mostly of diamond shapes and rendered in red, French blue, and dark blue. It features a stepped central lozenge medallion patterned with a cross motif and tree of life florals. The field and spandrels contain the “Weeping Willow Trees” or the “Tree of Life” design in a repeated fashion in various colors including blue, green, red, cream, pink, and orange. 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 Kashan. The design is an all-over ‘diamond’ pattern and the rugs are easy to identify.

Dimensions: 4’ 7” x 6’ 6”
Date of Manufacture: 2nd Quarter of the 1900s
Place of Origin: Persia
Material: Wool pile on a cotton foundation
Condition: Wear consistent with age and use See less