Number 838
Type Workshop
Material Wool
Style Pictorial
Origin Tabriz
Size 281 x 163
Age 1890
Very very of these Pardeh doorway rugs survive. Almost all of the ones I've seen belong to the Imam Reza Shrine in Mashhad. Otherwise they would have graced the doorways of royal Qajar palaces. This carpet would have hung from its upper section in place of a door, so that visitors to the princely court would pass within its flaps prior to being greeted by the Shah or Shahzadeh. This would have kept the separation of public and private space clear and regulated the distinction between royals and commoners. One of three in our private collection, it stands out for the remarkable extra section at the top which would have been draped backwards along the ledge it hung down from. The carpet bears a number of pictorial cartouches depicting romantic couples from Persian mythology: Khosrow & Shirine, Homa & Homayoun, Leila & Majnoun. A museum piece, something on another level entirely!
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