Shirvan rug (459)

Shirvan rug from eastern Caucasus,west coast of the Caspian Sea

Age: circa 1890

Size: 5′.5"x4′.3" (165×130 cm)

This unusual non prayer well woven scatter displays an ivory field with a lattice pattern enclosing various types of flowers in chevron arrays.Colors include,red,medium blue,ivory and yellow.The madder red main border displays the classic Caucasian slant leaf and chalice motif and is flanked by borders either with cross and X pattern or double arrowheads and dots.There is an inner keyhole reciprocal in red and blue and four black and white barber pole lines present.All the colors are from natural sources.The rug is in good condition.