Antique Sparta Area Rug (7' x 9')

Dimensions: 7'0" x 9'9" (213 cm x 297 cm).

Circa: 1940.

Colors: gainsboro, gray, light blue, light gray, linen, off-white, pink, silver, 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.