Tabriz Carpet

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Size: 
6'6" x 10'7" - 198cm x 323cm
Period: 
C 1900
Materials: 
Wool pile, cotton warp & weft
Condtion: 
Excellent-no restoration
Price: 
$9,800.
Item#: 
#16473
Notes: 
The city of Tabriz is situated in North West Persia and it is one of the largest cities and also the capital in the province of Azerbaijan and was the earliest capital of the Safavid dynasty and it can claim to have been a center of carpet production longer than any other city in Iran. The population comprising of the Azaris, who are the largest ethnic minority in Iran and speak the Turkish dialect. The city is old and has for centuries been a very important trading place and border station. A good Tabriz has a short and rough pile