An early 20th-century Caucasian Shirvan carpet, woven around 1930 and measuring approximately 91.5 × 152.4 cm (about 3’4″ × 5’0″). The composition is a symmetrically organized multi-color design — with blue notably prominent — set against an ivory border, the kind of disciplined, cleanly drawn geometric layout for which Shirvan weaving is known.
Shirvan refers to a historic Caucasian weaving region in present-day eastern Azerbaijan; rugs from this tradition are recognized for their tightly drawn small-scale designs and their use of cotton foundations under wool pile, giving the surface a slightly firmer hand than purely all-wool village weaves.
Authentic one-of-a-kind antique Caucasian carpet.
At a glance
· Origin: Caucasus (Shirvan region) · Period: Circa 1930 · Material: Wool pile on cotton foundation · Weave: Hand-knotted (pile)
· Type: Shirvan · Dimensions: ~91.5 × 152.4 cm (≈3’4″ × 5’0″)
· Ground color: Multi (blue prominent) · Border color: Ivory · SKU: 19113