Vintage Persian Gabbeh Thunder Pattern Rug, Country of Origin: Persia, Circa Date: Vintage –Five thin zigzag lines run from top to bottom of this vintage Persian Gabbeh rug. They are widely spaced, with each a single row of knots in red and ivory. The rug is otherwise made up of undyed fleece, mottled and flecked with charcoal. There is no border at all, only a narrow red line finishing the edge.
Almost every rug of this kind is built on a palette of cream or hot red. This rug, however, keeps the natural brown of the wool, making it warmly-toned but nearly colorless. The few shocks of red are welcome interruptions in the rug’s overall drawing. There is a unique level of restraint employed in the composition. Five lines across three feet is unusually little patterning, and contributes to how “modern” the rug seems, though nothing about the making is.
At 3 ft by 5 ft 10 in it is narrow and long, and among the small rugs it is the one to reach for where a busier pattern would crowd the floor. The spacing can be redrawn at any width as a custom rug.
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