Soumak

An open golden-yellow field carries a central ivory medallion with a rosette in muted rose and green, flanked above and below by smaller lozenge and diamond forms strung along a vertical axis. Slender floral sprays and stylized vase or bird-like figures occupy the corners and side spaces, rendered in soft rose, ivory, and sage against the ochre ground. The wide ivory border combines a meandering vine and a diamond-lattice band, framed by narrower guard stripes in rose and gold repeating small geometric devices.

The deep indigo field carries an allover diamond lattice enclosing serrated leaf forms in slate blue and ivory, alternating with rosette blossoms in soft amber and cream. A pale seafoam-blue border framed by narrow amber and navy guard stripes encloses the field, its ground scattered with small stylized amber blossoms set at regular intervals.

A deep red field carries a dense lattice of large palmettes, rosettes, and serrated leaves rendered in teal, gold, ivory, and pale green, connected by fine curling stems. A central vertical axis is marked by three stacked cartouche-like palmette medallions, while a narrow patterned border in gold and cream frames the composition without a strongly contrasting outer band.

A long runner field organized into two vertical columns of lozenge medallions, each diamond formed by a slate-green lattice and enclosing a smaller floral roundel in navy, ivory, and rust. The interstices are filled with dense sprays of small palmettes and leaves in muted gold and pink against a soft ivory ground. A narrow border of scrolling vine and rosettes in faded rose and green frames the field on all sides.

An open mauve field carries an all-over scrolling arrangement of leafy vines, palmettes, and small blossoms rendered in gold, ivory, and soft green tones, with scattered dark accents defining the branching stems. The wide charcoal-ground border repeats a continuous floral vine of rosettes and serrated leaves in the same gold and cream palette, framed by narrower guard stripes of small-scale floral trellis patterns. The field shows some abrasion and tonal variation toward the lower portion where the ground color lightens unevenly.

An ivory field carries an allover lattice of lobed palmettes and small floral sprays rendered in soft gold, taupe, and pale rose, the design repeating in a diagonal trellis to the edges. A wide border in warm camel ground bears an undulating vine with rosettes and leaf forms, flanked by narrower guard stripes in ivory and blush pink. The corners resolve the trellis pattern cleanly, and the palette throughout stays muted, with the pink notes providing the only real departure from the golds and creams.

The field, a soft slate-blue ground, carries an all-over repeat of interlocking herati-like palmettes and curling leaf forms in rust, ivory, and muted green, arranged in tight diagonal rows. A wide ivory border of rosette medallions alternating with small blossoms frames the field, flanked by narrower guard stripes in rust and cream patterned with small geometric devices. The corners resolve the border design cleanly, and the palette throughout stays within a consistent range of rust red, sage green, and faded gold against the pale ground.

An ivory field is covered edge to edge with a small repeating boteh motif, each one rendered in soft coral, sage green, and slate blue, arranged in tidy offset rows. The corners are cut by a diagonal spandrel treatment in golden tan that echoes the border tone. A wide camel-colored border carries a scrolling floral vine, framed by several narrow guard stripes in cream, blue, and rose.

Garden Design. Influenced by 17th Century Garden Carpets

An ivory field opens onto an elongated medallion built of scrolling olive-green tendrils and palmettes that repeat down the vertical axis, interspersed with small sprays of coral, salmon, and sage blossoms. Cusped corner spandrels in matching green scrollwork frame the field, while a broad blush-pink border carries an undulating floral vine, flanked by narrower ivory guard stripes patterned with small stepped diamonds. The overall palette stays soft and muted, with color concentrated in the botanical details against the pale ground.