HIGHLY DETAILED SEMI ANTIQUE PERSIAN LILIAN

HIGHLY DETAILED SEMI ANTIQUE PERSIAN LILIAN , SIZE 5.1 X 8.6 FT.  MADE OF FINE QUALITY LAMB’S WOOL PILE ON COTTON FOUNDATION, ALL NATURAL VEGETABLE DYE, INCORPORATING A HIGHLY DETAILED FLORAL PATTERN ON RED BACKGROUND; LARGE TEARDROP CENTERPIECE MEDALLION; CROWNED CORNERS AND FINISHED OFF BEAUTIFULLY WITH AN INTRICATE FLORAL BORDER.  HAND WOVEN IN LILIAN, IRAN.  ABOUT THE HISTORY OF LILIAN: IT’S A VILLAGE LOCATED SOUTH OF SULTANABAD, BEGAN IN THE 17TH CENTURY, WHEN A LARGE GROUP OF ARMENIANS SETTLED HERE. LILIAN RUGS, THEREFORE, ARE MADE BY THE DESCENDANTS OF THESE ARMENIAN REFUGEES. THESE RUGS ARE VERY RARE AND HAND WOVEN BY LOCAL MASTERS.