Description
9’ 8″ x 20' 3″ This oversized (mansion sized) Manchester Kashan is truly a masterpiece in design and color and in very good condition for a rug over one hundred years old. The rug is worn but the beauty of the design and colors can be seen. The use of the natural vegetable dyes and colorsThe all-over large pattern in the design of the main field adds to the beauty of the rug appropriate for a formal room in a mansion.
The so-called “Manchester" name comes from the Merino sheep wool that was imported to Persia from Manchester England to weave this carpet. The wool was dyed locally with the vegetable dyes and the ancient wool dyeing techniques of Persian weavers. The wool is extremely soft and has a lustrous luxury and richness which shows in the rug. The "Manchester Kashan" rugs are renowned worldwide for their beauty because of their brilliant design and the high quality of the wool used in weaving the carpet.
- Dimensions: 9’ 8″ x 20' 3″
- Date of Manufacture: 4th Quarter of the 1800s
- Place of Origin: Persia
- Material: Wool pile on a cotton foundation with vegetable dyes
- Condition: Wear consistent with age and use
SKU: 1272
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