Carpet

COLLECTION NAME:

The AMICA Library

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AMICO~1~1

The AMICA Library

Collection

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AMICA ID:

MMA_.58.63

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MMA_.58.63

AMICA ID

false

AMICA Library Year:

2002

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2002

AMICA Library Year

false

Object Type:

Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects

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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects

Object Type

false

Description:

This carpet is known as a Star Ushak, from the star shape of its medallions and the weaving center from which it originates. In the use of a primary star-shaped medallion on a field containing a secondary floral scroll, the Anatolians no doubt were influenced by northwest Persian book design, as seen in buildings or illumination, or by Persian medallion carpets. Unlike the Ottoman medallion carpets of Cairo and Bursa, the ground scroll here is secondary to the medallion scheme. The blue medallions on the red ground are the traditional colors of these carpets. Star Ushaks, extremely popular in the West and copied there, are portrayed in European paintings as early as the second quarter of the sixteenth century.

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This carpet is known as a Star Ushak, from the star shape of its medallions and the weaving center from which it originates. In the use of a primary star-shaped medallion on a field containing a secondary floral scroll, the Anatolians no doubt were influenced by northwest Persian book design, as seen in buildings or illumination, or by Persian medallion carpets. Unlike the Ottoman medallion carpets of Cairo and Bursa, the ground scroll here is secondary to the medallion scheme. The blue medallions on the red ground are the traditional colors of these carpets. Star Ushaks, extremely popular in the West and copied there, are portrayed in European paintings as early as the second quarter of the sixteenth century.

Description

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Creator Nationality:

Asian; Anatolian; Ottoman

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Asian; Anatolian; Ottoman

Creator Nationality

false

Creator Dates/Places:

Anatolia

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Anatolia

Creator Dates/Places

false

Creator Name-CRT:

Ottoman

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Ottoman

Creator Name-CRT

false

Title:

Carpet

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Carpet

Title

false

View:

Principal view

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Principal view

View

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Creation Date:

first half of 17th century

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first half of 17th century

Creation Date

false

Creation Start Date:

1600

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1600

Creation Start Date

false

Creation End Date:

1650

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1650

Creation End Date

false

Materials and Techniques:

Wool warp and weft, wool pile

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Wool warp and weft, wool pile

Materials and Techniques

false

Creation Place:

Ushak

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Ushak

Creation Place

false

Dimensions:

167 7/8 x 91 in. (426.5 x 231 cm)

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167 7/8 x 91 in. (426.5 x 231 cm)

Dimensions

false

AMICA Contributor:

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

AMICA Contributor

false

Owner Location:

New York, New York

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New York, New York

Owner Location

false

ID Number:

58.63

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58.63

ID Number

false

Credit Line:

Gift of Joseph V. McMullan, 1958

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Gift of Joseph V. McMullan, 1958

Credit Line

false

Copyright:

ors

Copyright

false

Rights:

http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp

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<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp"target="_new">http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp</a>

Rights

false

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