{"product_id":"afghan-ziegler-small-rug-3","title":"Afghan Ziegler Small Rug","description":"\u003cp data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eThis is a brand new authentic small\u003cspan\u003e \u003ci\u003eZiegler \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003erug, handmade in Afghanistan. This is a small rug that can be used as a door mat or entryway rug to be placed in door entrances.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eZiegler\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003erugs are recreations based on fine Persian-style rugs, namely\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSultanabad\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eArak\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003erugs, with highly detailed floral designs and a high knot count. They combine Persian motifs (especially\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHerati\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eShah Abbas\u003c\/em\u003e, and floral medallions) with European aesthetics - muted colours, open fields, and lighter tones. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginally,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eZiegler\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003erugs were designed in 1833 by the the Swiss-British textile firm Ziegler \u0026amp; Co. in Manchester, England, with a manufacturing base in Iran. The goal was to produce a rug design that suited the western market, as an option to the more prevalent tribal, geometric rug designs of Central Asia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese rugs are also known as '\u003cem\u003eChobi\u003c\/em\u003e' rugs (Persian meaning:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ewood colour\u003c\/em\u003e) from their characteristic cream colour resembling pine wood. They use the asymmetrical Persian (\u003cem\u003eSenneh\u003c\/em\u003e) knot and the design is dominated by floral motifs including palmettes, rosettes, arabesques, scrolling vines and floral sprays.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey are mainly woven in the northern Afghan provinces of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAndkhoy\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMazari-Sharif\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eKunduz\u003c\/em\u003e, using high quality Ghazni wool which provides a natural sheen. They often have a relatively lower pile and widespread colour tonal variation (known as '\u003cem\u003eAbrash\u003c\/em\u003e' in Persian) to imitate antique rugs.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57355155341694,"sku":null,"price":71.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0939\/9350\/1054\/files\/IMG_9752_620eb074-1e13-454a-95ed-03efb2a00f6c.jpg?v=1777664432","url":"https:\/\/www.khorasanrugs.co.uk\/products\/afghan-ziegler-small-rug-3","provider":"Khorasan Rugs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}