Antique Persian Kilim Size: 3'8" × 6'3" Date: 1880s Material: Wool on Wool Persian kilims from the tribal regions of western Iran — likely Qashqai or Kurdish in origin given the design vocabulary here — are flatwoven textiles made for domestic use, carrying the same geometric language as the knotted pile rugs of those traditions but with the harder edges and stronger colour contrasts that the flatweave technique produces naturally. The deep navy field is organized around a diagonal grid of large diamond medallions, each outlined in ivory and filled with a different combination of madder, dusty rose, sage green, and dark burgundy. The medallions interlock across the surface in a two-by-three arrangement, their shared ivory outlines creating a continuous lattice that connects the whole composition. Each medallion interior carries its own small geometric device — hooked forms, small diamonds, and tribal emblems — giving the piece variety within its repeating framework. Small orange and amber accent motifs punctuate the navy field between the diamonds. The ivory border runs the full perimeter with a continuous angular vine device in navy and red, clean and appropriately scaled. The palette — deep navy, madder, dusty rose, sage, and ivory — has aged to a rich, saturated depth that flatweaves of this age develop particularly well when the original wool quality was high.