Kashan Rugs History

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Kashan rugs history.

Explore our current range of kashan rugs. The best kashan carpets have always used a superior quality of wool. Later this was changed to kashian hence. During this time period the best kashan carpets were commissioned for individual homes while others were produced for either the domestic or foreign markets.

How to tell if a persian rug is valuable. The area was one of the primary seats of pre historic civilization with sialk only 4km from current day kashan of which sections date back. Also romanized as kāshān is a city in the northern part of isfahan province iran at the 2017 census its population was 396 987 in 90 828 families. Owning a persian carpet is like owning a valuable piece of history.

The vast majority of the prized antique and vintage kashan rugs available today usually stem from the second half of the 19th to the beginning of the 20th century. The beginning of carpet weaving remains unknown as carpets are subject to use deterioration and destruction by insects and rodents. Flat woven rugs are made by tightly interweaving the warp and weft strands of the weave to produce a flat surface with no pile. Older antique carpets feature the preferred vegetable dyes while virtually all kashan rugs from the 1930 s on incorporate the modern chrome dyes.

Kashan is located in the centre of iran in the isfahan province and is one of iran s oldest cities. History behind the kashan rug the kashan rugs surfaced from one of the oldest cities kashan iran that shares its namesake. This rug is a medium fine kashan rug and has some age to it. The quality of kashan weavings is high and sometimes exquisite rugs were made.

Kashan was a center of silk production since safavid times and some of the best classical persian silk rugs have been attributed to kashan. The origin of the kashan dates back to the 17th century though some experts believe that some of the kashan s designs draw back to the 16th century. At the end of the nineteenth century the weavers there began to produce high quality rugs and carpets as well which continued the high standards of design and technique established in the classical era. The best kashan carpets have always used a superior quality of wool.

Some etymologists argue that the city name comes from the kasian the original inhabitants of the city whose remains are found at tapeh sialk dating back 9 000 years. Woven rugs probably developed from earlier floor coverings made of felt or a technique known as flat weaving. While this is not the highest knot count it is more than adequate to pull off the design. Older antique kashan rug 1st half 20th century older antique kashan rug kashan rugs are among the very best of the persian carpets.