Harvard Art Museums > 1977.149: 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) , 1977.149,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 18, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/214297. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1977.149 People Unknown Artist Title Prayer Carpet Classification Textile Arts Work Type rug Date 19th century Places Creation Place: Middle East, Türkiye (Turkey), Kula Culture Turkish Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/214297 Physical Descriptions Medium Wool Technique Woven with pile Dimensions irregular: 185 x 128 cm (72 13/16 x 50 3/8 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. Willoughby Stuart, Jr. Accession Year 1977 Object Number 1977.149 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 From the Kula region, with a design referred to as "mezarlik," or cemetery. This consists of a pattern which repeats in the field, consisting of a cypress, another tree and a small structure, which could be a house or mausoleum. The carpet was woven with the pattern upside down. Warps: 2 Z spun S plied buff undyed wool; alternate warps depressed. Wefts: 1 ply, Z spun buff undyed wool. Pile: 2 Z spun S plied. Pile colors: dark red, light blue, undyed white wool, dark brown, yellow, two beiges (which may have faded, original color undetermined), lavender. There is a series of knots with two-wool-bicolored knots in black and white, and in other combinations. Both selvedges replaced. Top and bottom ends: 1/2 to 1 cm tapestry weave, stripped. Exhibition History The Best Workmanship, the Finest Materials: Prayer Carpets of the Islamic World, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 08/03/2002 - 12/15/2002 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
