Vintage Persian Gabbeh Allover Pattern Rug, Country of Origin: Persia, Circa Date: Vintage – The ground undergoes a gradual change in color, starting as a near-black towards the top. By the bottom, it has turned instead towards a deep indigo. Across the field runs a lattice of hooked diamond forms set shoulder to shoulder. Each holds a single, angular, heart-like shape at its center. Color on the overall pattern forms vary, from ivory, teal, rose, orange, and ochre.
Working on a dark ground is an unusual choice. Normally, designs are instead built on grounds of cream or saturated red. Here the darkness does the work a border usually does, holding every small color in place and stopping the repeat from turning busy. An orange band edged with tiny squares frames the whole thing.
At 3 ft 3 in by 4 ft it is compact enough for an entry or a bedside, and among the small rugs it reads darker than most. Genuine tribal rug repetition. The lattice can be extended to any size as a custom rug.
