Antique Persian Malayer Gallery Rug
No. 27481
Persia, Early 20th Century
5 ft. 1 in. x 13 ft. 8 in.
(1.54 x 4.13 m)
A Wool pile with symmetric knots on a cotton foundation. The attractively abrash light blue to slate blue field features a broken, incomplete lattice hosting upright flowering stems with seven ivory blossoms, erect flowers, rosettes, and pairs of ivory “eyes.” This allover pattern is quite popular, though it does not seem to have a generally accepted name. A pale blue “tangerine flower” main border completes the design. The weave is medium.
