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Turkish, Turkey

Rug, Mid 1800s-Late 1800s

Description

Maker

  • Unknown

Culture

Turkish

Title

Rug

Year

Mid 1800s-Late 1800s

Medium

Wool pile on wool plain weave

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • wool

Techniques

  • symmetrical knot,
  • Turkish knot,
  • Ghiordes knot

Dimensions

183.5 cm (72 1/4 inches)

Place

Turkey

Type

  • Textiles

Credit

Bequest of Mr. Charles L. Pendleton

Object Number

04.2016

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Swagged and Poufed

January 22 - July 3, 2016

Rugs were commonly part of late-19th-century interior decoration. This Turkish example was made in the vicinity of the town of Kula for a foreign market. Featuring Ottoman-style carnation and tulip motifs mixed with Persian-style vases and a central medallion arrangement, it is already a composite of cultural traditions. In the European or American home, it would have contributed a visual complexity and worldliness to the overall decorative scheme.

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May 30 - October 12, 1986

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October 7, 1982 - April 24, 1983

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