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Lot Essay
The knot count measures approximately 9V x 7H knots per cm. sq.
The inscription cartouches mostly contain Turkish prose as well as a Turkish proverbs in both the upper two cartouches;
aghaca dayanma kurur / insana güvenme ölür
'Do not lean on a tree it might dry, do not depend on a person he/she might die'.
and the lower cartouches;
sev seni seveni / sevme seni sevmeni
“Love the one who loves you, do not love the one who does not”
The original silk and cotton textile looms were established in the small town of Hereke by Abdülmecid I in 1843. The details concerning the early Hereke carpet production of the 19th century is hard to come by, but it is generally accepted that it began in 1891 with the introduction of carpet looms and craftsmen from other weaving centres across Ottoman Turkey (J.M. Rogers & Hülye Tezcan, Topkapi Carpets, London, 1987, pp.27-28). These early textiles and carpets were produced primarily for the royal household and as gifts for visiting dignitaries, and it is not until the 20th century that commercial production began for which Hereke has now become synonymous.