Wine Red Persian Medallion Rug
This wine red Persian medallion rug is hand knotted in Iran from wool and measures 405 x 298 cm, or about 12.1 square metres. A deep claret field carries a pale blue and cream medallion at its centre, inside a navy cartouche and a wide cream border.
The design up close
The medallion at the centre is a layered shape of pale blue and cream, with a navy and red heart and small flowers set into it. Claret red surrounds it, covered with a dense scatter of flowers, leaves and curling stems in pink, cream, navy, orange and soft green. Up close the field reads as a bed of tiny blooms, and from across a room it reads as one warm red.
A navy band follows the shape of the field and swells into a pointed lobe at each end and side. In the four corners, cream spandrels hold red and blue flowers on curling vines, which ties the corners back to the border.
The wide cream border carries large palmettes and scrolling vines in navy, red and blue. A pale blue stripe with small orange and red flowers runs on each side of it, and a thin claret edge finishes the rug.
About Persian rugs
Every Persian rug is woven in Iran. It is made one knot at a time on a loom, and a room-size piece can take a weaver many months, which is why no two are alike. “Persian rug” and “Persian carpet” mean the same thing: a rug hand knotted in Iran.
How a wine red Persian medallion rug is made
Each knot in a wine red Persian medallion rug is tied by hand on a loom, row after row, and the pile is then trimmed level. The pile here is wool. As a hand knotted rug, every knot is tied by hand, so the rows carry small differences in spacing and tone, and turning the rug over shows the design clearly on the back.
Colour in your room
Claret red and navy give this rug a warm, traditional weight, and the cream border keeps it from feeling dark. As a wool rug it suits timber floors, cream or pale walls, and furniture in navy, tan or leather. A rug this size often sets the colour for the whole room, so cushions and curtains can pick up the blue and cream from the medallion.
Sizing it for your room
At 405 x 298 cm, this wine red Persian medallion rug covers about 12.1 square metres. A three-seat sofa of about 2.2 m leaves roughly 92 cm of rug showing past each end, so a sofa and a pair of armchairs can all rest their front legs on it.
Under a dining table of about 240 x 100 cm, it leaves about 83 cm at each end and 99 cm along each side. That is room for eight 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 wine red 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.
