"Lotto" rug, XVII century, Western Turkey, Ushak Region, Ottoman Empire. Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Museum Collection, 1978.95

Warps: 2 Z spun S plied undyed buff/ivory wool. Wefts: 1 Z spun undyed wool; 2 yarns per shoot. Pile: 2 Z spun S plied wool. Pile colors: red, yellow, blue, white, black, light blue, aubergine. Knots: symmetrical. Knots per vertical decimeter: 37. Knots per square decimeter: 28. Both selvedges: restored. Both ends: restored.
189 x 127 cm (74 7/16 x 50 in.)


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