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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1974.37
Title
Prayer Carpet
Classification
Textile Arts
Work Type
rug
Date
19th century
Places
Creation Place: Middle East, Türkiye (Turkey), Kayseri
Culture
Turkish
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/214691

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Warps: undyed white cotton, 2 Z spun S plied. 34 warps per decimeter. Wefts: wool, Z spun; varied pairs and singles per shot. Extremely eccentric wefts, supplementary wefts for broceaded ornaments. Weft color: blue (heavily abrashed), red (heavily abrashed), green (probably indigo sulfonic, heavily abrashed), yellow, undyed white, light purply brown, corrosive brown, genuine purple/aubergine. Both selvedges: return wefting. Top and bottom: between 8 and 11 warps in a knotted fringe.
Technique
Woven, weft-faced plain weave
Dimensions
irregular: 167 x 158 cm (65 3/4 x 62 3/16 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Mrs. Ashton Sanborn
Accession Year
1974
Object Number
1974.37
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Prayer kilim with a central medallion with a spray of tulips. Borders similar to those used by the Banaz Usak.

Exhibition History

  • Pride of the Village: Rugs and Kilims of Turkey, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 07/08/1988 - 10/09/1988
  • Enter Ye the Garden: Prayer Rugs of Islam, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 05/26/1989 - 08/20/1989
  • 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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