Antique Sparta Area Rug (5' x 9')

Dimensions: 5'4" x 9'0" (163 cm x 274 cm).

Circa: 1940.

Colors: gainsboro, gray, lavender blush, light gray, linen, off-white, pink, seashell, snow, white, whitesmoke.

Sparta rugs are woven in the town of Isparta in south west Turkey. They produce rugs that are curvilinear in design with scrolling arabesques, leaves and flowers, usually in a softer palette and more often with central medallions and open fields but also use all over patterns. They are woven on a cotton foundation with an all wool pile.