19th Century Farahan Carpet

19th Century Farahan CarpetFarahan Sarouk is the designation of some of the finest rugs produced in the city of Sarouk about 25 miles north of Arak (previously known as Sultanabad) in Persia Iran in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. The patterns of these rugs offer endless elegant patterns with the Herati motif. The Herati motif consists of a flower placed within a rhombus, surrounded by four acanthus leaves. Farahan Sarouk rugs have a central medallion motif. The weaving

larger sizes

which means

Colors: Taupe

there are a plethora of styles and contrast that will blend well with any modern decor

offering a plethora of home decorating aesthetics

Thanks to a revival of traditional textile artisan-ship at the turn of the twentieth century and spurred by the Fred Harvey Company

Navajo carpets that have vegetable dyes predating the introduction of industrial synthetics are also most desirable

as well as terracotta tints

Rich in lanolin

even if similar motifs and patterns are used

which were imported into Spain and Portugal from the 1600s onwards

and the fabric being staggered