Based on the design of the
XVII century 'Vakiflar Museum Star Ushak' rug CODE: SUV03 Size: 135x205cm Size (ft): 4'5"x6'8" Area: 2.76 m2 Density: 106 000 knots per square meter, totally ~300 000 knots Colors: madder red, yellow, dark green, light aqua green, midnight blue, medium blue, ivory, dark brown. Dyes: madder, weld (Reseda Luteola), indigo, pomegranate skins, onion skins (wefts), natural dark brown sheep wool, natural ivory sheep wool Materials: Handcarded and handspun wool for pile, ivory wool warps and light red wool wefts (two shots, dyed with madder and onion skins). 6 cm of flatwoven kilim ends at both sides. - wool on wool Knots: Gördes (Turkish, symmetrical) Pile height: 0.4cm Ends: chained fringes Inscriptions: "Sultan Ahmed Khan Awwal" (in commemoration of the 14th Ottoman Sultan, Ahmed I (1603-1617)) Weaver: Azada Weaving Period: Four months Handwoven in Azerbaijan Design: Woven in the Ushak region of western Turkey, "Star Ushak" carpets were made for regional consumption and for export throughout Europe in the XV-XVII centuries. Their association in European paintings with royalty and sanctity underscores the status these carpets enjoyed as luxury trade goods.
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