Sultanabad/Ziegler Square Wool Carpet Pink bold geometric shapes or smaller

bold geometric shapes or smaller

the early rugs were mainly utilitarian

Today they are highly prized for their color

Rug Number: 70003283

Design: Simnan/Mashad Wool Carpet

Sultanabad/Ziegler Square Wool Carpet Pink bold geometric shapes or smallerThe city of Sultanabad (now known as Arak) in Iran Persia, became a major rug production center in the second half of the 19th century as the result of efforts by Ziegler & Co., a British Swiss manufacturer who modified traditional Persian carpet designs to satisfy European tastes. Colors were softened to appeal to American and European tastes (rose red being the most popular), patterns were bigger, and the rugs were made larger to accommodate room