From Mucur, late 19th century carpet.

In Mucur (Central-Anatolia, 20 km west of Kırşehir) - almost exclusively – ‘seccade’ (prayer carpets) are knotted. The knotting is medium fine (1200-2400 knots per square decimetre), the pile is soft, shining wool, with an emphasis on glowing reds and blues. Typical of the designs of Mucur carpets are the interlaid prayer niches. The main border is often build-up in a casket-like way, and filled with geometric and floral patterns. The formats of the pieces – mostly ‘ceyreks’ (= ‘quarter’, meaning smaller than medium-sized) – are frequently distinctly broad, like this one. The oldest Mucur carpets in collections date from the second half of the 18th century.

Correspondent: J.M.Criel, Antwerpen.
Source: ‘Oriental Rugs, volume 4: Turkish’ (Zipper & Fritzsche) .