Persian Carpet Nain Wool & Silk Circa 1980

Entirely knotted by hand, Wool & Silk, vegetable dyes, size: 2.60mX1.60cm. The Nain rug is a type of Persian rug. The Nain carpet owes its existence to the decline in weaving. The importation of Western fabrics having thwarted the sale of fabrics, the weavers of Nain, renowned for the quality of the threads of their fabrics, began to manufacture rugs which became excellent in a few years. The decoration of the Nain closely resembles that of the Isfahan carpet. The field is also decorated there with tight interlacing of flowering branches, but the central medallion is rarer. Many rugs feature plant and animal motifs. The border consists of a central band and two secondary bands, which can also be framed by two narrow bands. The colors are characteristic: beige, ivory and white, used on either a light green or blue background. Nain rugs are often accompanied by a complementary denomination: La. La is a Farsi word meaning "layer"; it designates in particular the number of layers of threads used in a Nain carpet, making it possible to determine the degree of quality.