Antique Persian Bidjar Room Size Carpet

Symmetric wool knots on a cotton foundation. The abrashed grey field features an allover pattern of stars, fringed diamonds, and palmettes caught in a lozenge lattice, which is further filled with smaller palmettes, rosettes, and floral elements. The red main border is in the strip style and displays cartouches enclosing far crosses, along with bits of vine motifs. A heavy and compact texture ensures long wear, reducing slippage. An attractive carpet from around the 1920s.