Ink Persian Medallion Rug
This ink Persian medallion rug is hand knotted in Iran from wool, measuring 392 x 305 cm, or about 12.0 square metres. A cream round medallion glows at the centre of a dark blue field, ringed by pointed leaf shapes and bordered in red and gold.
The design up close
The cream medallion is a lacy disc of fine vines, with a small blue rosette at its middle. Around it, two rings of pointed oval leaves in red, green, cream and tan radiate outward like petals. Above and below, a red hanging lamp shape drops from the medallion, and a thin tassel trails from each.
The field behind is dark blue and packed with tiny blossoms, curling stems and leaves in red, gold, cream and soft blue. Four cream corner pieces in the field echo the medallion, so the eye moves from the centre out to the corners and back.
The border has a red cartouche between round green and gold rosettes, set on dark blue and repeated all the way around. A tan inner stripe and a gold outer band with a fine leaf pattern complete the frame, with cream fringe at the ends.
About Persian rugs
Every Persian rug is made one knot at a time on a loom, usually from wool, and a room-size piece can take a weaver many months. That is why no two are alike. The close, small pattern in the field is where a weaver’s patience shows most.
How a ink Persian medallion rug is made
This ink Persian medallion rug is hand knotted from wool. Each knot is tied by hand on a loom, then the pile is trimmed level. A wool rug is soft underfoot and resilient, and because a rug this size takes so many knots, the small variations in tone across the field are part of the handwork.
Colour in your room
The deep blue ground and cream medallion give the room a calm centre. It suits pale walls, timber floors and furniture in leather, grey or cream, while the red and gold in the border warm the whole palette.
Sizing it for your room
At 392 x 305 cm, this ink Persian medallion rug covers about 12.0 square metres. A three-seat sofa of about 2.2 m leaves roughly 86 cm of rug showing past each end, which is room for a sofa, armchairs and a coffee table.
Under a dining table of about 240 x 100 cm, this ink Persian medallion rug leaves about 76 cm at each end and about 102 cm along each side, enough for chairs to slide back while staying 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 ink 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.
