Antique White Ground Kiz Ghiordes Rug
N°
00113
Period
Circa 1900
Origin
Anatolia
Materials
Wool
Status
Available
Size
197 x 132 cm 6'5" x 4'4"
This example belongs to a specific family of late Ottoman Turkish rugs known by the term of Kiz Ghiordes. Distinguished by a double niche design on a white ground embellished by a pelt-like pattern, rugs of this type were woven by young women as part of their dowry. The characteristic central hooked lozenge relates this family of weaving to the earlier so called small medallion Oushaks, which represent the Golden Age of Ottoman court weaving. The excellent condition of this rug suggests that it had been always kept in the family as a prized object.