$1,580. A warm rust-terracotta field is filled with a fine allover of blossoms, curling leaves and vine in grey, ivory and black, framed by a bright ivory border of linked palmettes. Compact formats reward fine knotting more than large ones do, since the drawing must remain legible within a very small span and a coarse weave simply loses the detail; the close knot count here is what allows the vine to keep its curve and the blossoms their individual character. The linked palmette border, in which each form connects to the next by a continuous stem, is a classical device intended to carry the eye smoothly around the frame rather than let it stop at the corners. Plush pile with white fringe. Design pattern: Allover floral and vine with palmette border, Kashan. Size: 3'11" x 5'9". Gallery Collection.