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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2001.285
Title
Prayer Carpet
Classification
Textile Arts
Work Type
rug
Date
late 19th century
Places
Creation Place: Middle East, Türkiye (Turkey), Western Türkiye (Turkey)
Culture
Turkish
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/149264

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Warps: 2 Z spun S plied undyed white wool. Wefts: 1 Z spun red wool yarn; 2-5 yarns per weft shot, usually 3, with a 2 parallel + 1 format. Pile: 2 Z spun S plied wool. Pile colors: red, purple, freckled indigo, blue-green abrashed to green, bright yellow, black, white, and apricot. Knots: symmetrical; 34 knots per vertical decimeter; 30 knots per horizontal decimeter; 1020 knots per square decimeter. Right selvedge: 5 bundles of 2 warps each, wrapped with wefts. Left selvedge: 6 bundles of 2 warps each, wrapped with wefts. Top end: 2.5 cm. of red tapestry weave, stripped. Bottom end: 1-1.5 cm. of red tapestry weave, stripped.
Technique
Woven with pile
Dimensions
132 x 109 cm (51 15/16 x 42 15/16 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Anonymous Gift
Accession Year
2001
Object Number
2001.285
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
So-called Transylvanian with central floral medallion with Ghirlandaio flowers. Red field with yellow tulip borders. Top of design is top of rug.

Publication History

  • Walter B. Denny, Oriental Rugs, Smithsonian Institution (Washington, D.C, 1979), frontispiece
  • Mr. Raoul Tschebull, "To Praise and Pray", HALI, ed. Daniel Shaffer (London, England, November 2002 - December 2002), vol.24, no.6, issue 125, pp.108-109, p.109

Exhibition History

  • The Best Workmanship, the Finest Materials: Prayer Carpets of the Islamic World, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 08/03/2002 - 12/15/2002

Verification Level

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