Carpet, dated 1188/ 1774, Attributed to Turkey, Cotton (warp and weft), wool (weft), silk (weft), metal-wrapped silk
Carpet, dated 1188/ 1774, Attributed to Turkey, Cotton (warp and weft), wool (weft), silk (weft), metal-wrapped silk thread; tapestry-woven, H. 63 in. (160 cm), Textiles-Rugs, This type of prayer rug, with a stepped mihrab niche supported by columns and a lamp or flowers suspended from the center, was created in the town of Gördes. In the late seventeenth century, other weaving centers took up production of this design as well; in Ladik, where the tradition continued through the eighteenth century, they were most often completed in red, blue, yellow, and green, the borders had stemmed tulips, and columns became even more tapered
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