CARPET, "Hamadan", 293 x 215 cm.

26-9-54
Hamadan with a brick red field and a large central medallion in cream white, rust brown and blue-grey. The field is richly decorated with floral ornaments, palmettes and meandering vine tendrils in beige, blue, brown and cream white. The corner spandrels have blue-grey and rust brown shades with stylized floral decor. Cream white main border with floral ornaments and meandering tendrils in red, blue and brown.
The pile is wool and the warp is cotton.
See close-up for best colour reproduction.