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Can anyone help identify this rug? It measures 120 x 200 cm. It has a garden pattern in the main field and a Serabend border. I think it might be from western Persia, the Hamadan region.
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Heinz,
I agree; most likely a Hamadan. Dealers will sometimes attribute these somewhat finer single-wefted rugs to Malayer, with the finest among them labeled Mishan Malayers. In any case these two districts are not far apart and the rugs they made are often indistinguishable.
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Thank you, Joseph! Is it acceptable to assume the first quarter of the 20th century as the time of origin?
Heinz
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Heinz,
You are welcome. As for the date, I am far from being an expert but am guessing that the rug could have been made anytime from around 1910 to the early 1930s, which overlaps your proposed date range. I think Cecil Edwards' book on Persian rugs (which I no longer have) is one of the best references for attributing and dating these Persian export rugs.
BTW, I once owned a long runner with a similar field design and wool warps, possibly dating slightly earlier (c1900-10), that I thought could have been from Eastern Kurdistan.
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Interesting ! Do you have a picture of your rug?Comment
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Heinz,
I agree Hamadan, and maybe local to the area around Enjilas. I've seen that border on Enjilas rugs, although they're much more common on Marasali rugs from the Caucasus.
Regards
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Chuck,
Thank you for the information about the Enjilas carpets. That seems very plausible to me. Until now, I only knew this border from Serabend carpets. The rug‘s origin in the province of Hamadan can then be considered certain.
Regards,
Heinz
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