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Village Persian Rugs Meymeh |
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The village of Meymeh lies about 75 miles north of Isfahan in central Iran. Joshagan is the town neighbouring Meymeh, and here they have produced rugs and carpets of some reputation for several centuries in a characteristic design that continues today.
Meymehs and Joshagans are extremely distinctive in design and conservative in their use of colours. Usually the field is red with secondary colours of blue, green, and yellow. The design is made up of a theme of diamonds with a floral motif overlaid; indeed there is a fragment of an Eighteenth Century example in the Victoria and Albert Museum in London with exactly the same motifs.
Although rugs and carpets from Meymeh and Joshagan are very similar in design and construction, Meymeh is regarded in the trade to be the finer quality. Typical examples have a tight double weft construction with cotton warps and wefts, whilst the Persian knot is used with excellent quality wool to produce a medium length luxurious pile.
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