Semi- Antique Persian " Ingeles " Hamadan

 Semi- Antique Persian "Ingeles" Hamadan RRPM4562 Origin: Iran/PersianDesign: BotehPile: WoolSize: 4-5 x 6-2Age: 1930s Design Considerations Notes: Professionally cleaned by accredited  ARCS (Association of Rug Care Specialists) member, Renaissance Rug Cleaning to their exacting standards.  Overlooked and overshadowed during the Neo-Classical period of 1875-1941, arguably 1979, by their orchestrated and majestic counterparts from the great Persian workshops, Hamadan rugs were mostly produced by women villagers for supplementary income as time allowed, mostly off season. Organized production in the city of Hamadan began in ~1911 with OCM establishing operations there under the guidance of weighty expert Cecil Edwards, before interruption, (i.e., devastation) of the "Great War" (World War I) . Most of the Hamadan city production was in larger format, double wefted rugs designated "Alvand" quality. Alvand was chosen in honor of 11750 ft Mt Alvand, which provided for agriculture in the are