6'4" x 8' Persian Moud Rug | Ivory Allover Herati | Rust Red Palmette Border | Navy Guard Stripes

With no medallion to work around, this 6'4" x 8' Persian Moud is one of the easiest rugs to place: the pattern reads the same from every side of the room. It is hand-knotted in wool pile on a cotton foundation at approximately 260 to 280 knots per square inch, with a soft, resilient pile that suits everyday use. It has never been used, is in excellent condition and comes with a certificate of authenticity. Slightly shorter than most of our 6x9 Persian rugs, it fits a bedroom, a home office or a sitting area where a full 9 foot length would be too much.

Design and Motifs

The field is covered edge to edge in the herati pattern, the motif Moud weavers are best known for: a small rosette set inside a diamond, flanked by 4 curling leaves often called fish, repeated in a tight diagonal lattice. Because each unit is drawn in slightly different colors, the field shimmers rather than looking mechanical. Around it, a narrow ivory guard stripe gives way to a wide rust red main border filled with large palmettes, arabesques and leafy vines, then a second set of ivory and navy guards, and finally a dark navy outer edge. The layering of narrow and wide bands gives the border real depth and frames the calm, even field like a picture mount.

Ivory, Rust Red and Navy

Ivory forms the ground of the field and gives the rug its light, open feel. Navy blue draws the outlines of the herati lattice and the center of many rosettes, so the pattern stays crisp against the pale background, while light blue softens the smaller flowers. Green and gold appear in the curling leaves and in alternating rosettes, adding warmth and variety across the field. The rust red main border is the strongest color on the rug, a warm, earthy red that frames the ivory field and ties in with orange and brown in the border palmettes. Beige and ivory guard stripes separate the field from the border, and the navy outer edge gives the rug a clean, defined outline on the floor.

Moud Weaving in Khorasan

Moud is a small town near Birjand in Khorasan, in eastern Persia, and its weavers have built a reputation on 2 designs above all: the allover herati seen here and the garden design, which divides the field into panels of trees and flowers. Moud rugs are typically woven on cotton with good local wool, and many feature silk accents in their finer grades. Their calm, balanced palettes of ivory, blue and red make them easy to live with in both traditional and modern rooms. See more Persian Moud rugs in our collection. This one shows the herati at its clearest, an ivory field of small rosettes framed by a broad rust red border.