{"product_id":"madder-stars-red-vintage-moroccan-rug-5x8","title":"Madder Stars (4'8\" x 7'8\") – Authentic Vintage Moroccan Rug","description":"\u003cp\u003eTwo great stepped stars, stacked one above the other on a ground of deep madder red. Each is edged in blush pink and a fine line of slate blue, and each opens into an interior of dark green scrollwork — curling, vegetal, almost calligraphic — closing on a small red cartouche at the centre. At the outer points, a few stitches of amethyst purple appear, then vanish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLook across the red field and you will see it shift, subtly, in horizontal bands. That is \u003cem\u003eabrash\u003c\/em\u003e — the mark of wool dyed in small batches, where each new lot came out slightly darker or lighter than the last. A mill would call it a fault. It is the clearest proof you are looking at something dyed and woven by hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe border carries rows of small stepped motifs in rose, slate, purple, cream and ochre against charcoal, and the original fringe survives in a scatter of colours — purple, teal, green, ochre, red — which is uncommon on a piece of this age.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWe buy rugs like this because we would rather sell one honest, irregular, human-made piece than a hundred flawless machine copies. It was hand-knotted in Morocco decades ago, it has already lived a life, and there is not another one anywhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRug Number:\u003c\/strong\u003e IC-2447\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4'8\" x 7'8\" (1.42m x 2.34m)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eConstruction:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hand-knotted on a traditional loom in Morocco — no machine work at any stage\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStyle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vintage Moroccan rug, Boujad family — formal double star medallion with arabesque interiors\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColours:\u003c\/strong\u003e Madder red, blush pink, slate blue, dark green, amethyst purple, charcoal, cream, ochre\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePile:\u003c\/strong\u003e Medium, finely worked\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFringe:\u003c\/strong\u003e Original multicoloured fringe at one end\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthenticity:\u003c\/strong\u003e A genuine one-of-a-kind vintage piece. Abrash in the red ground, slight irregularity in the medallions and gentle wear are inherent to a hand-woven rug of this age — they are the evidence it is real\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAvailability:\u003c\/strong\u003e One of one. Once this rug sells, it cannot be reordered or reproduced\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCare:\u003c\/strong\u003e Professionally washed before dispatch and ready to use on arrival\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhere it works\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt 4'8\" x 7'8\" this is a mid-size rug — large enough to anchor a seating area, small enough not to dominate a room.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBedroom:\u003c\/strong\u003e Runs across the foot of a queen or king bed, or sits alongside as a landing spot on waking\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLiving room:\u003c\/strong\u003e Anchors a compact seating group, with the front legs of the sofa and chairs resting on the rug\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStudy or reading corner:\u003c\/strong\u003e Grounds a desk, or a single armchair and floor lamp\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEntryway or hallway:\u003c\/strong\u003e Wide enough to hold a console and still read as generous underfoot\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLayering:\u003c\/strong\u003e Works as a focal piece over a larger jute, sisal or plain wool base\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePalette notes:\u003c\/strong\u003e The madder red and amethyst sit well against warm plaster walls, cream and oatmeal linens, dark walnut and brass. In a pared-back modern room it does the opposite job — it becomes the only thing you look at.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eQuestions about this piece\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a single vintage rug, so what you see is what exists — it cannot be remade, resized or reordered. If you would like additional photographs, detail shots of the weave or fringe, or a closer look at condition before presenting it to a client, we are happy to send them. Trade enquiries are always welcome.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWrite to us at \u003ca href=\"mailto:Info@illuminatecollectiverugs.com\"\u003eInfo@illuminatecollectiverugs.com\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFree worldwide shipping on every order.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Illuminate Collective","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49893231329522,"sku":"2447","price":550.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/4623\/files\/red-vintage-moroccan-rug-4-8-x-7-8-berber-1253314600.jpg?v=1786029072","url":"https:\/\/www.illuminatecollectiverugs.com\/products\/madder-stars-red-vintage-moroccan-rug-5x8","provider":"Illuminate Collective ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}