Art Institute of Chicago

Carpet (Ushak double-ended prayer rug)

Probably Romania

Date

17th century

Medium

Wool, plain weave with supplementary wrapping wefts forming cut pile through a technique known as "Ghiordes (Turkish) knots"

Culture

Romania

Department

Textiles

Institution

Art Institute of Chicago

This carpet, generally known as a "Ushak double-ended prayer rug," was derived from the classical prayer carpet. It uses the niche motif, in a repeated version. It is a typical example of the adaptation of a sixteenth-century design element to the tastes of the seventeenth century.

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