About eCarpetGallery's Isfahan Rugs and Carpets.
The Persian Isfahan rugs of eCarpetGallery.com originate from the Iranian city of Isfahan and the area around it. The city is very well known for carpet manufacturing and Isfahan rugs date back as early as the sixteenth century and flourishing during the Safavid era. During the Afghan invasions rug weaving basically stopped and it came back to life once the invasion was over. The Isfahan rug weaving really started to grow in between the two world wars and Isfahan carpets became highly sought after.
An Isfahan area rug is normally tightly woven with fine wool on a cotton or silk foundation using the Persian style knot. The pile is usually closely cropped to accentuate the intricate designs. The older Isfahan Persian rugs had palettes including a large mix of red, beige, blue, rose and ivory. The finer and newer rugs have a softer pastel coloring.
The designs of Isfahan carpets are varied, ranging from the all over floral, floral and pendant, pictorial and the well known circular medallion with corner. The tight weave used by the famous workshops of Isfahan allows for great execution of these detailed designs. This gives the Isfahan Persian area rugs their true nature of artistic purity and they are great to mix with Western type decorations. Such carpets bring elegance and class to your home knowing that they are made by famous weavers.
eCarpetGallery.com purchases these stunning carpets directly from the city weavers of Isfahan, allow us to offer them at the most competitive rates.
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