This signed Persian Mashad makes a confident first impression: a saturated raspberry red field, deep charcoal navy spandrels and borders, and a grand layered medallion at the center. The workshop signature is woven into the upper border, the mark of a weaving house that stands behind its work. At nearly 10 x 13 feet it is a true room size carpet, built for the largest living and dining spaces.

Design and Motifs

The medallion is a layered composition in the grand Mashad manner: a blue and ivory star rosette at the heart, ringed by a scalloped chocolate brown lobed medallion, then a charcoal navy surround edged in ivory cloud bands, with pendant palmettes extending above and below along the central axis. The red field around it carries a generous allover lattice of palmettes, star blossoms, curling leaves, and flowering vines. Deeply scalloped navy spandrels anchor the four corners. The main border presents a stately procession of boteh paisleys and palmette medallions on the same charcoal ground, framed by a pair of butter yellow meander guard bands and narrow blue floral rules.

Colors and Placement

The palette pairs warm and cool with classic Persian confidence: raspberry red and charcoal navy carry the architecture, while ivory, butter yellow, antique gold, rose pink, slate blue, and olive fill in the drawing. The effect is rich without being dark, and the saturated ground is highly forgiving of everyday traffic. This is a rug for a formal living room, a generous dining room where it seats a table for 8 to 10 with all chair legs on the carpet, or a serious office.

Origin and Construction

Mashad, the great weaving center of northeast Persia in the Khorasan region, is known for exactly this kind of carpet: large, generously drawn, and densely constructed. This piece carries 180 to 200 hand-tied knots per square inch on a cotton foundation with a full, springy wool pile. It was woven roughly 30 to 40 years ago, yet it has never been used and presents as if it came off the loom today, with complete pile, crisp selvages, and intact ivory fringe. The woven signature documents its workshop origin and adds collector value. To learn more about what distinguishes these carpets, read our complete Persian Mashad rug guide. As a direct importer, Rugs.net offers free shipping and free returns to all 50 states, same-day refunds, and our price beat guarantee.