Carpet
Category
Carpets, rugs and mats
Date
Unknown
Materials
Textile
Measurements
4730 x 4370 mm
Place of origin
Persia
Order this imageCollection
Gawthorpe Hall, Lancashire
NT 421875
Summary
A large Persian Feraghan carpet. Relatively uncommon field design (not herati) on a blue ground, main colours red, blue, cream and gold, centre panel dark blue with herati pattern, wide border with floral motifs on an orange ground, four thinner borders to either side, fringe at one end. Mid 19th century.
Provenance
Bought by the National Trust and laid in 1987.