Excellent Hamadan Persian Rug. Label on back from Rugs As Art. Hamadan is a city in western Iran, surrounded by numerous villages where rug weaving is abundant, and the city center is used for their trading and purchase. Each of the 134 villages has their own design of rug, such as Nahavand, Tuyserkan, Malayer, Hossein Abad, and so on. Due to the extreme proliferation of the form in the area, they are all generally referred to as “Hamadan” outside of Iran. Hamadan rugs are fairly easily recognizable by their use of repeated patterns, mostly geometric with floral designs. They are usually deeper in color palettes than textiles from other parts of the country and feature reds, navy, and some more pastel colors. 

Condition: Commensurate with age. 

Size: 53 x 27 1/2 in. 

#3502 #6 . 

A Persian carpet, or Persian rug, is a heavy textile made for a wide variety of utilitarian and symbolic purposes and produced in Iran (historically known as Persia), for home use, local sale, and export. Carpet weaving is an essential part of Persian culture and Iranian art. Within the group of Oriental rugs produced by the countries of the so-called “Rug Belt,” that stretches across three continents, the Persian carpet stands out particularly due to the variety and elaborateness of its manifold designs, remaining one of the most popular styles of rug in history. Persian rugs today are woven by nomadic tribes, town workshops, and by large manufacturers. The carpets woven in the Safavid court manufactories of Isfahan during the 16th Century are famous for their elaborate colors and artistic design, and are treasured in museums and private collections all over the world today, as well as serving as the primary template for modern patterns. Carpets woven in towns and regional centers like Tabriz, Kerman, Ravar, Neyshabour, Mashhad, Kashan, Nain and Qom are characterized by their specific weaving techniques and use of high-quality materials, with Tabriz in particular playing an important historical role in reviving the weaving tradition after several periods of decline due to political unrest and changing commercial interests. Although it is impossible to pinpoint the origin of rugmaking, due to the extremely limited lifespan of most substances involved in making them throughout human history, it is safe to say that Persian rugs remain the standard in quality and design against which all other carpets are judged.

Commensurate with age.