Vintage Sparta Area Rug (4' x 6')

Dimensions: 4'0" x 6'6" (122 cm x 198 cm).

Circa: 1950.

Colors: off-white, gray, pink, black, light gray, dim gray, charcoal, dark gray, gainsboro, linen, seashell, old lace.

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.