File:Turkish - Prayer Rug with Floral and Ornamental Designs - Walters 814.jpg
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[edit]Prayer Rug with Floral and Ornamental Designs ( ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Title |
Prayer Rug with Floral and Ornamental Designs |
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Description |
English: During their daily prayers, Muslims traditionally roll out small rugs to cover the ground, creating a ritually clean space for their devotions. Likewise, the floors of mosques, which are places of communal worship, are covered with carpets on which Muslims perform their sequence of prayers.
Islamic prayer rugs vary enormously in decoration, but they frequently feature a framed panel with twin columns supporting an arch that represents the mihrab, or niche in the wall of a mosque, indicating the direction of prayer toward Mecca. The design of this 16th-century Ottoman rug depicts a beautiful floral pattern with blossoms and leaves; the main border displays medallions with tulips and hyacinths. While the central arch has no columns to reflect the prayer niche, the arrangement of the blossom pattern is a kind of floral translation of the architecture. |
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Date |
16th century date QS:P571,+1550-00-00T00:00:00Z/7 (Early Modern) |
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Medium | knotted wool pile, silk warp and weft | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Dimensions |
height: 176.5 cm (69.4 in); width: 127.3 cm (50.1 in) dimensions QS:P2048,176.5U174728 dimensions QS:P2049,127.3U174728 |
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Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q210081 |
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Accession number |
81.4 |
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Place of creation | Anatolia, Turkey | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Object history |
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Exhibition history | Prayer Rugs. The Textile Museum, Washington; The Montclair Art Museum, Montclair. 1974-1975. The Eastern Carpet in the Western World. Hayward Gallery, London. 1983. Beyond the Pyramids: Geometry and Design in the Carpets of Egypt, 1450-1750. The Textile Museum, Washington. 1991. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Credit line | Acquired by Henry Walters, 1927 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Source | Walters Art Museum: Home page Info about artwork | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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