Antique Persian Sultanabad Large Carpet
No. 32316
Persia, Early 20th Century
14 ft. 3 in. x 17 ft. 4 in.
(4.31 x 5.24 m)
A wool pile of asymmetric knots on a cotton foundation. The ecru sand field is centered by a tri-level rosette with rust palmette projections, all embedded in a dark brown vinery accented by slanted petal palmettes, upright or inverted ragged palmettes, and leaf clusters. Palmettes along the sides are partially covered by the border. Beige-sand border with palmettes and thin diagonals, maybe leaves. Relatively few Sultanabads have pronounced centers. This example could easily work in a context requiring an allover design.
