Excellent early war rug. A colorful depiction of an airport consisting of large buildings, trees, and trucks on roads zig-zag up the rug. Plains and helicopters rest in blue bays.
Tanks and small planes drive around the main border. Blue and red diagonal stripes comprise the guard stripes.
Condition issues are several repairs and rug does not lay flat. There are six 1x4 inch re-weaves, and a 3x8 repair, all on top third of rug.

Wool: Very good. | Sheen: Excellent | Handle: Floppy

Selvedge: Alternating blue and burgundy on the top half of the rug, blue and black on the bottom, two cord wool wrapped flat, two cord. | Fringe: Reduced, Persian closure | Pile: 3mm

Warp: Natural wool. | Weft: Grey, almost white, cotton. | Warp Depression: