Rug

Description

Pile rug of wool of herati, or mahi, design with medallions and corner pieces over a repeat pattern of flowers and leaves against an ivory background, and with a border of a main band flanked by narrow inner and outer guard stripes: West Asia, Iran, Fars, Qashqa'i, c. 1860 - 1887

Museum reference

V.2014.26

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Rug

Production information

Iran, West Asia

Date

1860 - 1887

Style / Culture

Qashqai
Herati
Mahi

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Associations

Previous owner: Smith, Robert Murdoch, Sir, 1835 - 1900

References

Maktabi, Hadi The Persian Carpet: The Forgotten Years, 1722-1872, London: Hali Publications Ltd. 2019, fig. 5.46.

Parham, Cyrus with Siavosh Azadi, Tribal and Village Rugs from Fars, vol. 1, Tehran: Amir Kabir Publications, 1991, pp. 200 f., fig. 48 a-b, (in Persian).