Number HA40
Type Village
Material Silk
Style Prayer Rug
Origin Serapi
Size 290 x 170
Age 1850
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 is a remarkable tour de force of skill and splendor. The fact that it is a pure silk Heriz carpet adds to its appeal. The only other one of type (pure silk Heriz pardeh) that I know of is dedicated to Nassereddine Shah Qajar and dated 1270 Hijri or 1851. It is almost certain that our masterpiece was made for the Golestan Palace under the same Shah.
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