Vintage 1970s Persian Mashhad Rug Hand-Knotted Wool Navy Red Floral Willie Mays It's the kind of manufacturing

It's the kind of manufacturing history that rarely gets written into official records with much detail — but it lives on in the toys themselves

🧵 Hand-Knotted in Persia — Early 1900s

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Vintage 1970s Persian Mashhad Rug Hand-Knotted Wool Navy Red Floral Willie Mays It's the kind of manufacturingMashhad: The Sacred City and Its Rug Tradition Mashhad the great pilgrimage city of northeastern Iran, home to the Imam Reza shrine and spiritual capital of Khorasan is also one of the most important centers of Persian rug production. Mashhad rugs are known for their distinctive design vocabulary: formal floral medallion compositions in the classical Persian tradition, a characteristic palette of deep navy blue, rich red, and gold with ivory cream