What immediately attracted me to this rug with dotted niches aare the borders decorated by what look to me like hearts. There seem to be a cluster of weavings from western Anatolia which are distinguished by borders containing this romantic motif, although I have never seen it both on a niche design design rug as well as on a Manastir. This particular group of rugs is often of the prayer type, although rarely as joyful as in the example presented here. I have a feeling that she must have been in love.