Plate E. Primary Border-Stripes of Persian Rugs
The so-called turtle pattern, Plate [E], Fig. 3, has probably been derived from the interlacing arabesques that appeared in rugs at least as early as the beginning of the XV Century, as is indicated on Page 79. The rosette and attendant leaves between adjacent “turtles” suggest the Herati pattern. This stripe is found principally in Feraghans, Irans, Sehnas, and Muskabads. One that is similar, but more mechanically drawn and with wider spreading arms, is typical of Gorevans and Serapis.
A stripe found in Joshaghans, representing a row of floral bushes, is shown in Plate [E], Fig. 4. It is also seen in some of the old rugs of Northwestern Persia. Another Joshaghan stripe, which also suggests the Herati pattern, is represented in Fig. 5.
A single row of pears (Plate [E], Fig. 6) is a characteristic Luristan stripe.
The dainty pattern of Plate [E], Fig. 7, in which the vine has been abandoned and serrated leaves nearly surround a floral device, shows a not unusual Herez stripe.
As a rule the drawing of Persian-Kurdish stripes is never crowded, and represents a simple vine with bright pendent flowers. A stripe commonly seen in this class is represented in Plate [E], Fig. 8. It is also seen in the Bijars.
On account of the geographic position of the Karadagh district, which is separated only by the Aras river from Caucasia, its stripes show a combination of floral and geometric design not usual in other Persian pieces. Plate [E], Fig. 9, represents one of these stripes with a rosette, and the serrated leaf so common among the Shirvans. Plate [E], Fig. 10, represents another stripe of the same class with eight-petalled star-shaped flowers pendent from an angular vine.
A beautiful stripe, representing a vine and pendant flower, which is frequently seen in some of the Persian-Kurdish rugs, is shown in Plate [E], Fig. 11.
In Plate [E], Fig. 12, is illustrated a very dainty pattern of vine and roses that now and then is seen in old Feraghans; and in Fig. 13 are also represented vine and roses as they occasionally appear in old rugs of Northwestern Persia.