Antique Persian Malayer Runner
No. 27282
Persia, Early 20th Century
3 ft. 2 in. x 11 ft. 3 in.
(0.96 x 3.40 m)
A wool pile of symmetric knots on a cotton foundation. The abrashed blue slate field hosts three offset flowering poles fixed by rosettes. Thick crosses, tiny birds, serrated small leaves and elliptical little motives help to fill in. Straw-sand conjoint spandrels with crosses and stars. Pale green main border with profile palmettes anchoring a meander.
