Vintage Persian Mashad RugThis rug comes from Mashad, the holy city of northeastern Iran and the second most populous city in the country. For over five centuries, Mashad has been one of the most important rug weaving centres in all of Persia, producing carpets for palaces, mosques and the homes of people who understood what a great rug looked like. What distinguishes Mashad technically is the knotting. Weavers here use a jufti knot, tied over four warp threads instead of the