{"product_id":"1073-rosewater-antique-persian-malayer-rug-with-dusty-rose-powder-blue-circa-1920-1-7-2-8","title":"1073 | ROSEWATER Antique Persian Malayer Rug with Dusty Rose \u0026 Powder Blue | Circa 1920 | 2.0 × 2.4","description":"\u003ch3\u003eABOUT THIS RUG\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSome colors get quieter with age. These got better.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeet \u003cstrong\u003eRosewater\u003c\/strong\u003e—a tiny antique Persian rug attributed to the Malayer weaving region, with a palette that feels almost impossibly good a century after it left the loom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe field is an extraordinary dusty rose pink, covered in oversized flowers and angular vines rendered in powder blue, faded turquoise, sage green, chocolate brown, midnight indigo and warm ivory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd then there's the patina.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDecades of use have softened the field and created areas of beautifully worn pile, revealing glimpses of the rug's underlying structure and giving the surface a depth that simply doesn't exist in something new.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA graphic ivory border filled with angular floral forms wraps around the composition, framing all that pink, blue and green with just enough contrast.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's delicate without being precious.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOld without feeling tired.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd approximately 100 years ahead of the current obsession with dusty pink.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Western Persia (Iran), attributed to the Malayer \/ greater Hamadan weaving region\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAge:\u003c\/strong\u003e Antique, likely circa 1920\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eConstruction:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hand-knotted wool\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2'0\" × 2'4\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eColors:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dusty rose, powder blue, faded turquoise, sage green, midnight indigo, chocolate brown \u0026amp; warm ivory\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDesign:\u003c\/strong\u003e Large-scale geometric floral composition with angular vines and contrasting ivory floral border\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWHY WE LOVE IT\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThat palette.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDusty rose and powder blue would have been enough.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut then you get sage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTurquoise.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChocolate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDeep indigo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWarm ivory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe colors move across the surface rather than sitting perfectly flat, changing subtly as the pile wears and the light catches different areas of wool.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd the scale of the drawing is fantastic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInstead of shrinking everything down for a tiny rug, the weaver filled the field with enormous stylized flowers and sprawling angular vines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe flowers barely fit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGood.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe best village rugs always feel like someone had slightly more imagination than available real estate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCONDITION\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRosewater is a genuinely antique textile and carries the visible patina of roughly a century of use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere are areas of substantial pile wear where portions of the underlying foundation are visible, along with age-related irregularity at the ends, fringe and edges. Evidence of historic repair and\/or reinforcement may also be present.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe don't consider those characteristics something to disguise.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey're part of what gives Rosewater its remarkable surface.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe remaining wool retains beautiful color, the design remains highly legible, and the combination of faded pile and exposed foundation creates the kind of authentic antique texture that can't be manufactured convincingly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease review all photographs carefully, as they are considered part of the condition description.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSTYLING NOTES\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt \u003cstrong\u003e1'7\" × 2'8\"\u003c\/strong\u003e, Rosewater doesn't need much space to completely change one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeside a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePowder room.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn front of a sink.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnder a small table.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt the foot of a pedestal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLayered over a larger neutral rug.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOr somewhere completely unexpected in an otherwise immaculate contemporary room.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTravertine. Plaster. Linen. Beautiful furniture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThen this tiny, century-old Persian rug in dusty pink and powder blue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThat's better.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFINAL WORD\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnyone can make a pink rug.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGetting pink to look \u003cstrong\u003ethis good\u003c\/strong\u003e takes about a hundred years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe faded field. The powder blues. The worn wool. The oversized flowers. Every irregular little decision preserved from the person who sat at the loom and made it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e#1073 — Rosewater.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA century in the making.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWorth the wait.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rug Snob","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50172505293048,"sku":null,"price":1036.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0712\/5978\/3416\/files\/1073.1.jpg?v=1786913158","url":"https:\/\/www.rugsnob.com\/products\/1073-rosewater-antique-persian-malayer-rug-with-dusty-rose-powder-blue-circa-1920-1-7-2-8","provider":"RUGSNOB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}