Persian Rug - Nain Rug - 2.57 x 0.78 Rug - AT789 Square

Persian Rug - Nain Rug - 2.57 x 0.78 Rug - AT789 SquareNain is a small town in the province of Isfahan, and it is situated on the edge of the desert uplands of central Iran. Until the beginning of this century, the main craft in Nain was the weaving of costly woollen cloth. The import of textiles from the west lead to the decline of this craft, and the Nain craftsmen switched to carpet making. They were soon to gain a place among the quality carpet producers of Iran. The decoration of Nain carpets is

known for its fabulous Persian carpets

A highly stylised carpet with wonderful curvilinear shapes contained within geometric borders

its influence comes primarily from Kashan

are characterised by their robustness

It is a very high end carpet that has a magnificent central medallion floating on a field with a base colour green

This is because of the geniuses of their designers

a leaf or a flame

Due to high knot-per-square-inch counts

Some designs have one

The history of making hand-knotted rugs in Lahore goes back to the area where weaving rugs were for the first time introduced to Pakistan and India during the reign of   Famous Akbar shah

dark blue or even green backgrounds

The carpet is made from wool and comes from the city of Tabriz