CARPET, "Hamadan", 330 x 266 cm.

26-9-60
Hamadan with a dark blue field and a large central medallion in brick red, cream white, and light blue. The field is richly decorated with stylized flowers, palmettes, and meandering vine tendrils in red, beige, light blue, and cream white. The corner spandrels feature decorative floral ornaments in beige, red, and blue. The wide brick red main border is adorned with floral ornaments and is flanked by several narrow patterned borders.
The pile is wool and the warp is cotton.
See close-up for best color reproduction.