Antique Fine Harsin Scarlett Peacock Persian Kilim Rug
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ABOUT THIS PIECE
Antique Fine Harsin Scarlett Peacock Kilim 4.4SQM
Kermanshah Province, western Iran | Late-Qajar era (c. 1880–1900)
Size : 2.90 × 1.53 m (9 ft 6 in × 5 ft 0 in)
Structure : Hand-spun cotton warps (Z-spun); slit-tapestry weave in hand-spun wool, c. 22–24 wefts/cm; original three-colour wool over-edge wrapping; braided cotton tassel finish, no later stitching.
Colours : Natural palette: madder scarlet-orange, indigo blues, weld-indigo greens, walnut browns, lac-tinged purples; clear abrash throughout.
Design : Triple stepped-diamond medallions filled with stylised “scarlet peacocks” and comb shrubs; midnight-indigo ground; hooked chain-link main border.
Condition : Unused dowry piece: full, even wefts; ends and side cords intact; recent export wash only.
Provenance : Finely executed dowry / prestige kilim; palette, weave and motif correspond to late-19th-century Harsin examples published in Taher Sabahi, Kilim: Review of the History and Art of Oriental Flatweaves, vol. 1, plates 156–157.
SPECIFICATIONS
How it sits in your room.
290 × 153 CM (9'6" × 5'), DRAWN TO SCALE WITH TYPICAL AUSTRALIAN FURNITURE SIZES.
Long enough for a 3-seater sofa but not deep enough to reach under its front legs as well as hold the coffee table, so it sits just in front with the table on it. Floated like this it reads as a deliberate island.
The chairs sit on the rug at the table, but with 37 cm of rug beyond the table their back legs catch the edge when pulled out. 60 cm is the comfortable margin.
Under the lower part of a king bed with 54 cm of rug showing on each side, so your feet land on it either side of the bed.
Measure the room, or just the area the rug should cover, and we will draw this rug in it to scale.
