Carpet with Quatrefoil Design

probably 18th century

Not on view

This small carpet shows a large quatrefoil design in dark blue on a red ground that stretches across the entire width of the center field, while partial cartouche-like medallions fill the upper and lower-end edges of it. Various highly stylized floral motifs decorate the larger blue motifs and the red ground. The strong geometric rendering of the flowers makes their identification difficult. However, the comparison with earlier Ushak carpets with quatrefoil designs (see for example 1972.80.4), allows the viewer to distinguish lotus flowers, fleur-de-lis and split-palmettes. The small size, the irregularity and the simplification of design of this rug confirm that it was made in a village, where women are known rather than men to have established small workshops.

Artwork Details

Overview

Provenance

Title: Carpet with Quatrefoil Design
Date: probably 18th century
Geography: Attributed to Western Turkey
Medium: Wool (warp, weft, and pile); symmetrically knotted pile
Dimensions: H. 69 in. (175.3 cm)
W. 46 in. (116.8 cm)
Classification: Textiles-Rugs
Credit Line: Gift from the Collection of Hillary Black Dumas and Dr. D. Gilbert Dumas, 2009
Object Number: 2009.458.5
Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

More Artwork

In the same medium

A slider containing 5 items.
Press the down key to skip to the last item.

"Star Ushak" Carpet, Wool (warp, weft and pile); symmetrically knotted pile — "Star Ushak" Carpet
probably 17th century

The 'Nigde' Carpet, Cotton (warp and weft), wool (pile); symmetrically knotted pile — The 'Nigde' Carpet
18th century

Carpet with Scrolling Vines and Blossoms, Silk (warp and weft), pashmina wool (pile); asymmetrically knotted pile — Carpet with Scrolling Vines and Blossoms
ca. 1650

Ushak Medallion Carpet on White Ground, Wool (warp, weft and pile); symmetrically knotted pile — Ushak Medallion Carpet on White Ground
first half 17th century

Prayer Rug with Triple Arch Design, Wool (warp, weft, and pile); symmetrically knotted pile — Prayer Rug with Triple Arch Design
probably late 18th century

Research Resources

The Met provides unparalleled resources for research and welcomes an international community of students and scholars. The Met's Open Access API is where creators and researchers can connect to the The Met collection. Open Access data and public domain images are available for unrestricted commercial and noncommercial use without permission or fee.

To request images under copyright and other restrictions, please use this Image Request form.

Feedback

We continue to research and examine historical and cultural context for objects in The Met collection. If you have comments or questions about this object record, please complete and submit this form. The Museum looks forward to receiving your comments.