Gold and Ivory Tabriz Floral, Hand-Knotted Wool Rug

Material: 100 percent hand-spun wool on a cotton foundation, hand-knotted using the double knot.

Care instructions

• Vacuum regularly on a low setting.
• Rotate the rug every six months for even wear.
• Blot spills immediately, working from the outside in.
• Keep out of prolonged direct sunlight.
• Have the rug professionally deep-cleaned when needed.

The Shah Abbasi arabesque takes its name from Shah Abbas, the Safavid ruler who gathered Persia's finest weavers into royal workshops in the seventeenth century, and it remains the most demanding of the classical Tabriz designs: a continuous scrolling vine carrying large palmettes and curved saz leaves, drawn so that the eye can follow any stem across the whole field without losing it. Here the ground is a warm gold rather than the usual ivory or indigo, which throws the deep red and sage of the flowerheads forward and gives the rug an unusual warmth. The wide ivory border cools the composition again at the edge. Woven in Pakistan on a cotton foundation with the double knot, which packs the pile densely enough to hold this level of detail.