Hamadann.
/ˈhɑːmədɑːn/ Used attributively or elliptically to denote a kind of carpet or rug (see quot. 1960).
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > floor-covering > [noun] > carpet > Oriental > Persian or Iranian
Persian carpet1583
Persian1653
Persian rug1844
Tabriz1859
Kirman1876
Mecca1892
Karadagh1900
Khorassan1900
Kirmanshah1900
Shiraz1900
Hamadan1901
Shah Abbas1901
garden carpet1908
mahal1911
vase carpet1915
Nain1953
1901 J. K. Mumford Oriental Rugs (new ed.) xi. 199 There is little difficulty in distinguishing the Hamadan carpet from all other weavings.
1932 P. Selver tr. K. Capek Tales from Two Pockets 184 By Jove, if it isn't a Hamadan...and sometimes there are some fine Karavams and Kelims to be picked up.
1960 H. Hayward Connoisseur's Handbk. Antique Collecting 138/1 Hamadan is the marketing centre for Kurdish rugs and they are often known by this name. Heavy, long pile of great durability, rather coarse in stitch but well coloured, designs often embellished with animal figures. Hamadan rugs are frequently described as ‘Persian’.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2021).
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