Carpet
19th century (made)
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Woollen-pile prayer rug with floral and geometrical pattern, with fringed ends.
Object details
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| Brief description | Carpet; Single-niche ("prayer") carpet, Gördes (Turkey), 19th century. |
| Physical description | Woollen-pile prayer rug with floral and geometrical pattern, with fringed ends. |
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| Object history | Purchased from V. Robinson and Co. From a collection of 24 carpets and other 'oriental' objects. RP report: the twenty rugs offered in one collection illustrate a wider field of asiatic manufacture... RD, Carpet, Prayer. Woolen (pile) with floral and geometrical pattern in colours, the ends fringed. Turkish, (Anatolian) 17th or 18th century. |
| Production | Probably Anatolian. cf. Mackie (TM 1974) illus. XIV "Goides, late 18th-early 19th century". Dimand (1973) illus. 198, "Ghioides, end of 18th century"; Batari (1994) illus. 92, "Goides, early 19th century" |
| Bibliographic reference | Mackie (TM 1974), illus. XIV 'Gordes, late 18th-early 19th century'.
Dimand (1973) illus. 198, 'Ghiordes, end of 18th century'.
Batrari (1994), illus. 92, 'Gordes, early 19th century' |
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| Accession number | 409-1880 |
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| Record created | June 15, 2004 |
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