Antique Persian Malayer Room Size Carpet
No. 23070
Persia, Early 20th Century
9 ft. 10 in. x 15 ft. 2 in.
(2.97 x 4.59 m)
A wool pile of symmetric knots on a cotton foundation. The abrashed pearl field displays an allover pattern of compound rosettes and pairs of sickle leaves, accented in tangerine rust. Strip style man oatmeal border with rosettes and triple florets in the “tangerine flower” design. An urban Malayer as contrasted with smaller village Malayer pieces.
