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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1977.159
Title
Carpet
Classification
Textile Arts
Work Type
rug
Date
1850-1900
Places
Creation Place: Middle East, Türkiye (Turkey), Milas
Culture
Turkish
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/214690

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Wool
Dimensions
irregular: 179 x 113 cm (70 1/2 x 44 1/2 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Elizabeth Gowing, Harborne W. Stuart, Peggy Coolidge, and the Estate of W.I. Stuart in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Willoughby H. Stuart, Jr.
Accession Year
1977
Object Number
1977.159
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Warp: 2 Z spun S plied undyed ivory and brown wool, sometimes plied together, sometimes alternating, on one level. Weft: 1 Z spun yarn; 2-4 yarns per shot; some eccentric wefting to prevent creasing. Pile: 2 Z spun S plied. Pile color: light red, dark red, yellow, green, blue (heavily abrashed), purple, undyed ivory, corrosive black/brown. Knots: symmetrical. Knots per vertical decimeter: 30-33. Knots per horizontal decimeter: 30. Knots per square decimeter: 900-990. Both selvedges: flat, red wefts over 4 bundles of 2 warps each. Top: approx. 3 cm. tapestry weave, stripped. Bottom: 1 1/2 cm. tapestry weave, stripped.

Publication History

  • Walter B. Denny, Oriental Rugs, Smithsonian Institution (Washington, D.C, 1979), pp. 42-43, colorplate 6
  • Bob Raczka, Art is..., Millbrook Press (Brookfield, CT, 2003), p 18

Exhibition History

  • Pride of the Village: Rugs and Kilims of Turkey, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 07/08/1988 - 10/09/1988
  • Woven, Hammered, and Thrown: Textiles and Objects from the Islamic World, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 06/22/1991 - 08/18/1991

Verification Level

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