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| Pile | wool | Designs | tree of lif, floral | | Warp/Weft | weft cotton, warp wool | Colours | beige, pastel, blue and red | | Knots | Persian, 500 - 700 sqi | Tribal | Village |
Tehran is the Capital of modern day Iran. Formerly master workshops producing Persian carpets oif extremely good quality were located there. Although they do not have any characteristic patterns of their own, since they consist of traditional Persian motifs, the carpets produced in the capital of Iran are made of wool specially selected for its quality, and highly refined colour combinations. These carpets sometimes appear under the name Veramin.
Few carpets are now produced in Tehran. Older carpets of this origin can be very expensive and are valuable collectors' items. In the south eastern part of the City there is a bazaar renowned for having the biggest roof in western Asia. Carpet production in Tehran is not on large scale. Genuine Tehran rugs as such are rarely obtainable. Only certain specific qualities are being produced around the region of Tehran.
Old Tehran rugs are now very expensive and are collectors' items. During the middle and latter part of the Gajar dynasty during the 19th century, carpet making in Tehran thrived as it enjoyed Royal Patronage. However, rapid growth and speedy modernization of the city after World War II, produced the wrong type of environment for creative carpet making in Tehran with the result that the industry gradually declined. . |
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