Unknown Maker, Turkish

Rug

Maker

Unknown Maker, Turkish

Culture

Turkish

Title

Rug

Year

Mid 1800s-Late 1800s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

wool

Geography

Place Made: Turkey

Dimensions

183.5 cm (72 1/4 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Bequest of Mr. Charles L. Pendleton

Object Number

04.2016

Type

Exhibition History

Swagged and Poufed
The Upholstered Body in the Late 19th-Century and Today
Jan 22, 2016 – Jul 03, 2016

Label copy

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.

Carpets from the Islamic World
May 30, 1986 – Oct 12, 1986
Islamic Art
A Survey
Oct 07, 1982 – Apr 24, 1983

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Tombstone

Unknown Maker, Turkish
Rug, Mid 1800s-Late 1800s
Wool pile on wool plain weave
183.5 cm (72 1/4 inches)
Bequest of Mr. Charles L. Pendleton 04.2016

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