Fourth of July Rugs

Although it may seem like an antique rug store would have very little to do with the Fourth of July, in fact there are lots of connections between the two. Of course, when we think of the Fourth of July, we think of Indpendence day, and the celebration of the United States of America, the American way. Lots of ice cold beer, lemonade icees, and iced tea. Hot corn on the cob with butter and salt, juicy burgers with hot sauce and mustard, cookie and ice cream sandwiches. Snow cones, cotton candy, blue grass music, country music, rock music, dancing, laughing. Warm weather, fireflies, hugs, sticky fingers, grass and grass stains. Red white and blue themed outfits, bathing suits, floaties. Bubbles, smiles, teeth stained blue from popsicles. Moon bounces, trampolines, water balloon tosses and fights and battles. Hula hoops, volleyballs, games of ninja.

It's all around a good time: a joyous occasion, marked with fireworks.

What we don't think of are rugs made in far off lands at far off times. But there actually are a few connections between the two concepts. Well, not that many, but at least a few:
First of all, the free trade of the Middle East during an era when most other routes and especially European ones were controlled tightly helped allow for the flourishing of this art. It's a tenuous connection, but one might say that such freedoms set a precedent for other cultures, and in a roundabout way, set a precedent for the founders of our own country.

A more direct connection is color themed: many Persian rugs, although not having anything to do with the United States directly, feature red, white, and blue themes and may be quite appropriate as decorations.

The fact of the matter is, one of the main issues connecting Persian rugs and