WEST ANATOLIA, SECOND HALF 17TH CENTURY

As is typical of later Ushak medallion carpets the weave here is not as fine as that of the preceding lot. The colours are however bright and cheerful, and in greater variety than is often found in Ushak carpets of this period. The use of yellow is particularly good in the outlines, giving each element a brighter stronger feel. The medallion is also much closer to the ogival form found in the early examples.

A particularly unusual feature that has survived in this carpet from the earlier examples is the placing of the corner medallions with their mid-lines in from the edge of the carpet. This clearly gives the idea that this is a section of an infinitely repeatable design, rather than a static "medallion and spandrels" version that one normally excounters.