Persian Sultanabad Design Carpet Aqua Colors were softened to appeal

Colors were softened to appeal to American and European tastes (rose red being the most popular)

Various materials

and angles of spiraling curvature

Rug Number: 70001468

and Kilims

Persian Sultanabad Design Carpet Aqua Colors were softened to appealThe city of Sultanabad (now known as Arak) in Iran Persia, became a major rug production center in the second half of the 19th century as the result of efforts by Ziegler & Co., a British Swiss manufacturer who modified traditional Persian carpet designs to satisfy European tastes. Colors were softened to appeal to American and European tastes (rose red being the most popular), patterns were bigger, and the rugs were made larger to accommodate room