Lot Essay
See the introductory essay for a brief discussion of the Ushak Medallion group.
Details
AN USHAK MEDALLION CARPET BORDER FRAGMENT
WEST ANATOLIA, CIRCA 1700
From the same carpet and of identical design to the preceding lot, areas of wear, made up from more than one piece, small area of repiling, edges rebound
Approximately 13ft. x 2ft.2in. (396 x 66cm.)
Warp: white wool, Z2S, depressed, undulating
Weft: two shoots, red wool, Z3, one slightly undulating, the other strongly undulating
Pile: wool, Z2, knots symmetrical inclined to the left, H2.5 x V3.7/cm.
WEST ANATOLIA, CIRCA 1700
From the same carpet and of identical design to the preceding lot, areas of wear, made up from more than one piece, small area of repiling, edges rebound
Approximately 13ft. x 2ft.2in. (396 x 66cm.)
Warp: white wool, Z2S, depressed, undulating
Weft: two shoots, red wool, Z3, one slightly undulating, the other strongly undulating
Pile: wool, Z2, knots symmetrical inclined to the left, H2.5 x V3.7/cm.
Provenance
Acquired 18 May 1911 as an "Uschak Laufer"