Fine Antique Saruk Ferahan Rug with Inscriptions
N°
00010
Period
dated 1310 AH (1892)
Origin
Western Persia
Materials
Wool
Status
Sold
Size
300 cm x 205 cm9'10" x 6'8"
A refined and elegant weaving, this Persian carpet is distinguished by an allover pattern of scrolling palmettes and leaves impeccably executed in subtle tones on an ivory background. The use of ivory is reserved for the finest and most precious weavings of the Ferahan area. The inscription on the top cartouche (woven in the year 1310 in the town of Bar Farush) is another indication of its preciousness and suggests that it was woven on a special commission.
‘Antique Textile Art IV’, n. 20, p. 43.