A rare Mashad Persian rug. Sourced from my comprehensive catalogues of current and past auction items.
The History of Mashad:
The province of Khorassan is a vast, rug producing area with a long and storied history. To ensure the quality of the rugs woven and marketed in the region Shah Abbas (1571-1629) regularly seized and destroyed badly woven or colored rugs. Mashad, the provincial capital, is the main market centre for the Khorassan rugs. Other rug-producing centres in the region are Kashmar, Moud, Sabzevar, Ghain and Birjand. Many Baluch tribal rugs are also woven in Khorassan. Most of the rugs woven in the province are made of soft, lustrous wool on a cotton foundation. The patterns include historic pictorials unique to Khorassan.
Description of Mashad Style:
Mashad Persian rugs are hand-woven in Mashad, the capital of the province of Khorassan. The city is an important center of the rug-weaving industry. Mashad rugs feature elegant medallions on floral fields. The colour schemes tend to be red or blue. Some Mashads copy classic Kashan patterns, while others have all-over Herati designs that can be sold as Khorassan.
Please note the original dimensions of this rug. Although supplied as modifiable, over stretching may distort the pattern. Also note that as a representation of a handmade product it may have less than perfect linage. This part of the beauty of such a rug.
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