Harvard Art Museums > 1977.141: Prayer Carpet Textile Arts Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Prayer Carpet (Unknown Artist) , 1977.141,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 16, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/214702. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1977.141 People Unknown Artist Title Prayer Carpet Classification Textile Arts Work Type rug Date 19th century Places Creation Place: Middle East, Türkiye (Turkey), Gördes Culture Turkish Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/214702 Physical Descriptions Medium Warps: 2 S plied Z spun undyed ivory wool; alternate warps slightly depressed; pronounced lazy lines. Weft: 1 Z spun strand in light red and brown; 2 yarns per shoot, with alternating green and brown yarns, some single yarn shots. Pile: 2 S plied Z spun wool; cotton. Pile colors (wool): light green, light blue, white wool, purply-red, maroon red, brick red, pink, medium blue, dark blue, olive green, pale ecru (possibly faded from?) yellow. White pile is cotton. Knots per vertical decimeter: 49. Knots per horizontal decimeter: 37/38. Woven upside down. Technique Woven with pile Dimensions 185 x 135 cm (72 13/16 x 53 1/8 in.) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Elizabeth Gowing, Harborne W. Stuart, Peggy Coolidge, and the Estate of W.I. Stuart In Memory of Mr. and Mrs. Willioughby H. Stuart, Jr. Accession Year 1977 Object Number 1977.141 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Prayer carpet with dark blue niche; all four borders taken from Kirsehir forms. Elmaleh border with three flowers on a spray. Upper panel with sprays of flowers, lower panel is typical Gordes with S-like forms possibly related to cloudbands. Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
