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11-Feb-2015 Dick Osseman

Antalya Museum feb 2015 4856.jpg

Uşak medallion carpet, 16th century carpet.

It is huge, six or seven meters wide, I'd guess.

Uşak (110 km west of Afyon) was one of the most important and renowned carpet centers in Ottoman times (late 15th to 18th century). Rug production is still going on today, but on a lesser level and with altered designs.
In the 17th century great quantities of Uşak carpets were made for the royal houses and the Christian churches of Europe. They are named according to their specific design: ‘star’, ‘medallion’, ‘bird’, ‘chintamani’ (or: leopard spot), ‘cloud band’ or after renaissance artists who included them in their paintings: ‘Holbein’ and ‘Lotto’, after Hans Holbein the Younger (1497-1543) and Lorenzo Lotto (1480-1556).

16th/17th century ‘Large Medallion Uşak’-carpets have a dense, filigree-like drawing of small and well composed arabesque of blossoms, leaves and twigs, placed inside and around the medallion(s). In this piece, secondary half-medallions are placed along the edges of the main field.

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

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Dick Osseman29-Jun-2015 19:32
Hi, Chase,

I suggest: have them dogs killed. Then stop writing these silly quasi-adds. To other viiewers: I don't trust these carpetcleaners. They try to hitch a ride on my pictures. Their Whoa's are despicable and have nothing to do with true appreciation. So if you have a carpet: stay away from rug cleaning ca.
Chasewilson29-Jun-2015 15:46
Whoa, that is really cool! I like the design, it just seems totally endless and really intricate. It must have taken a really long time to make it. I want to get a Persian rug, maybe not quite that big though haha! How do you even clean a rug that big? I have a few dogs so I am worried a little bit about it getting dirty really quickly.http://www.newwaycarpetcleaning.ca/en/rug_cleaning.html
Dick Osseman28-Apr-2015 18:27
Dear Alex,

I understand you know how to write. To read seems to be your weak spot. If you'd looked at the caption you'd have read "16th/17th century ‘Large Medallion Uşak’-carpets have a dense, filigree-like drawing of small and well composed arabesque of blossoms, leaves and twigs," so the matters of age and inspiration seem to be covered. Blossoms are the things that grow on plants, leaves do the same, and twigs grow on some plant, and trees. I am certain you can find further information on these fascinating subjects on the web. You might find what a difficult word like filigree means, or the word arabesque. Good luck with your studies, and please don't bother me ever again.
alexvjennings28-Apr-2015 17:52
That's a beautiful looking carpet . How old is it? What or who inspired the design?