Antique Persian Bakshaish Room Size Carpet
No. 31686
Persia, Early 20th Century
9 ft. 7 in. x 11 ft. 3 in.
(2.92 x 3.43 m)
A wool pile of symmetric knots on a cotton and wool foundation. The madder field is closely covered by five slender, full-length light blue trees, each with blue branches bearing four complete rows of feathery leaves. The pattern is unique. A blue strip-style border of doubly bent leaves and bracketed rosettes frames the field, with a plain rust-brown outer surround that is slightly reduced at the ends. The wool-and-cotton warp banding is indicative of a piece from around 1870.
