Carpet, dated A.H. 1188/ A.D. 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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Carpet, dated .H, 1188/ .D, 1774, Attributed, Turkey, Cotton, warp, weft, wool, silk, metal-wrapped silk thread, tapestry-woven, H, 63, 160 cm, Textiles-Rugs, type, prayer rug, stepped mihrab, niche, supported, columns, lamp, flowers suspended, center, created, town, Gördes, late seventeenth, century, weaving centers, up production, design, well, Ladik, tradition continued, eighteenth century, completed, red, blue, yellow, green, borders, stemmed tulips, even, tapered
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