Persian Rug - Nain Rug - 2.50 x 1.68 Rug - AT793 classic

Persian Rug - Nain Rug - 2.50 x 1.68 Rug - AT793 classicNain is a small town in the province of Isfahan, and it is situated on the edge of the desert uplands of central Iran. Until the beginning of this century, the main craft in Nain was the weaving of costly woollen cloth. The import of textiles from the west lead to the decline of this craft, and the Nain craftsmen switched to carpet making. They were soon to gain a place among the quality carpet producers of Iran. The decoration of Nain carpets is

This never all pattern carpet contains in the filed repetition of the boteh motif

A delightful small Qum silk carpet containing a plethora of motifs and patterns all reminiscent of spring

Karz oriental rugs are woven in the city of Kars

It is made on a silk foundation and comes from the city of Isfahan

Green is also popular

It is made form wool and comes from the wool of Tabriz

Afshar carpets are valued world-wide as quality tribal rugs and are highly sought after

Despite its complexity of design

Persian carpet production was very minor until the 20th century

A hard-wearing hand-woven tribal Bakhtiary runner with a pictorial garden design of stylized panels containing bold floral motifs & trees

There is balance and structure in the format of the patterns which are largely floral and reminds us of the abundance of spring

It is a central medallion carpet with an explosion of floral motifs everywhere