24591- Royal Vasighi Hand-Knotted/Handmade Indian Rug/Carpet Modern Authentic / Size: 7'9" x 5'0"/236cm x 152cm

24591- Royal Vasighi Hand-Knotted/Handmade Indian Rug/Carpet Modern Authentic / Size: 7'9" x 5'0"/236cm x 152cmNR: 24591Location: Royal Vasighi Size: 7'9" x 5'0" 236cm x 152cmCountry: IndiaPile: WoolBase: Cotton AGRA Details: Agra has been a large center of carpet making since the period of Mughal art in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The carpet industry was revived there while under British rule in the nineteenth century. The Mughal tradition was reestablished, along with an interest in newly derived designs in current Persian rug production during

Other weaving centers which come within the general category of Birjand are Khorasan

and sometimes silk

TABRIZDetails:

NR: 21736

NR: 25027Location: Fine BokharaSize: 8'2" x 5'7"/249cm x 170cmCountry: PakistanPile: WoolBase: Cotton

Occurring motifs in these Middle Eastern souvenirs consist of multiple variations of the infamous elephant-foot pattern

Pile: Wool and Silk

NR: 22260

Location: Royal Khal Mohammad

The boteh is a stylized leaf-like floral symbol that appears similar to a Paisley pattern

while the rest of the field is decorated either with floral designs or with the herati motif reproduced in a small size and repeated to cover the whole background (herati motifs are diamond-shaped geometric forms with floral heads both inside and surrounding)

employing designers from major Western department stores