Number (sold)
Material Wool
Style All Over
Type Vagireh
Origin Bijar
Size 97 x 97
Age 1870
A superb rug sampler, woven on an all wool foundation in the recognizable Halvai style. This is a very early vagireh in an eye catching square format. The natural dyes are glorious with a brilliant red and attractive light blues and pinks. The all over trellis patterning must have made for a really special large scale Bijar masterpiece.
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