Claret Persian Medallion Rug
This claret Persian medallion rug is hand knotted in Iran from wool and measures 292 x 206 cm. That is about 6.0 square metres. A cream hexagonal medallion with a pale blue and gold centre sits on a deep red field, inside a wide frame of gold and blue stripes.
The design up close
The medallion is built from nested diamond and hexagon shapes. A navy band with a stepped edge surrounds a cream ring, then a tan ring, and at the heart is a small pale blue diamond covered in tiny flowers. Short hooked pendants extend from the top and bottom of the shape.
Around it the claret field is covered in small flowers, leaves and curling sprigs in blue, green, gold and cream. In each corner of this claret Persian medallion rug, a pale stone coloured corner is filled with larger flowers in blue, gold and rose. The corners lighten the field and balance the dark centre.
Several border stripes frame the field. The widest is a mustard gold band with small flowers and upright motifs, set between bands of blue and red diamonds with navy edges. A fine cream and navy zigzag runs along the outer edge, and a cream fringe finishes the ends.
About Persian rugs
Persian rugs are hand knotted in Iran. Each one is made one knot at a time on a loom, usually from hand-spun wool, and a room-size piece can take a weaver many months. That is why no two are quite alike. The words Persian rug and Persian carpet mean the same thing: a rug hand knotted in Iran.
How a claret Persian medallion rug is made
Weavers tie each knot by hand on a loom, row after row, then trim the pile level. Wool forms the pile, and it is hand knotted in Iran as every Persian rug is. Because every knot is tied by hand, the rows carry small differences in spacing and tone that mark it as handwork.
Colour in your room
A deep red field like this one works well with cream or soft grey walls and dark timber. The gold and blue in the borders suit mustard cushions, a navy sofa or brass lamps. In a room with plain furniture, the rug carries most of the colour.
Sizing it for your room
At 292 x 206 cm, this claret Persian medallion rug covers about 6.0 square metres. In a living room, a three-seat sofa of about 2.2 m leaves 72 cm of rug to share between its two ends, so the sofa and a pair of armchairs can sit on it together around a coffee table.
Under a dining table of about 180 x 90 cm, which seats six, the rug leaves 56 cm at each end and 58 cm along each side. Chairs can slide back and stay on the rug.
Looking after your rug
Vacuum it on a suction-only setting, or with the beater bar switched off, so the brush does not pull at the knots. Turn it around every six to twelve months so sun and foot traffic wear it evenly. Blot spills with a clean white cloth and cold water rather than rubbing them in. When it needs a full clean, choose a cleaner who washes handmade rugs by hand.
Put a good underlay beneath it. It stops the rug sliding on timber or tiles, adds cushioning and takes some of the wear off the pile. Moths like wool in dark, quiet spots, such as the part of a rug under a sofa, so vacuum those areas often and lift the furniture now and then.
See it before you buy
Visit our showroom at 307 Penshurst St, North Willoughby, open every day from 10 am to 4:30 pm, to see this claret Persian medallion rug in person. If you would rather judge it in your own room, with your own light and furniture, book a home trial and we will bring a selection to you.
Browse more Traditional rugs, or ask about a custom made rug in your own size and colour. Read more about Persian carpets.
