Rug with Dotted Niches and Hearts Border
N°
05196
Period
Circa 1900
Origin
Manastir, Western Anatolia
Status
Available
Size
147 cm x 97 cm4'9" x 3'2"
What immediately attracted me to this rug are 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.
- Warp: wool, dark brown
- Weft: wool, tan, 3-5 shots between knotted rows
- Knot: symmetrical, weaving direction is adjacent to niche, no warp depression
- Knot count: 5H x 5V = 25 knots/square inch
- Selvages: cylindrical, one set of paired warps
- Ends: Top and bottom in weft-faced plain weave
- Colours: olive green, denim blue, orange red, yellow, black, ivory (6)
- Condition: very good, full pile, original sides and ends, no repairs