Carpet
This type of prayer rug, with a stepped mihrab niche supported by columns and a lamp or flowers suspended from the center, was created in the town of Gördes. In the late seventeenth century, other weaving centers took up production of this design as well; in Ladik, where the tradition continued through the eighteenth century, they were most often completed in red, blue, yellow, and green, the borders had stemmed tulips, and columns became even more tapered. An inscription on this carpet dates it to 1774.
Artwork Details
- Title: Carpet
- Date: dated 1188 AH/1774 CE
- Geography: Attributed to Turkey
- Medium: Cotton (warp and weft), wool (weft), silk (weft), metal wrapped silk thread; tapestry-woven
- Dimensions: H. 63 in. (160 cm)
W. 43 in. (109.2 cm) - Classification: Textiles-Rugs
- Credit Line: Anonymous Gift, 1962
- Object Number: 62.156
- Curatorial Department: Islamic Art
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