Sultanabad Wool Carpet Saffron Rug Number: 70003164

Rug Number: 70003164

generally larger in size

Origin: Kazakhstan

in an area ranging between Tiflis and Erevan

regional designation and many other attributes

Sultanabad Wool Carpet Saffron Rug Number: 70003164The 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