Antique Sparta Area Rug (8' x 11')

Dimensions: 8'10" x 11'3" (269 cm x 343 cm).

Circa: 1940.

Colors: brown, gray, light gray, linen, misty rose, off-white, orange, pink, seashell, silver.

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.