Floral carpet (dark blue ground). 18th century, Khanates Period,
Azerbaijan. Türk ve İslam Eserleri Museum,
Istanbul. Acquired 1936. inv. no 905 (1-1717) from the Mosque of Ali
Pasha, Tokat, Turkey. 235 x 585 cm. published Serare Yetkin's "Early
Caucasian carpets in Turkey", plate 53.
Two large lotus palmettes at the centre are
filled with red, yellow and dark blue elements outlined in brown. Two large
palmettes to right and left are cut by the border and contain small reversed
palmettes with white, green, yellow and purple elements. The field pattern
is symmetrical, a small palmette emerges from each central lotus palmette,
flanked by two angular blue and yellow serrated leaves and decorated with
white, red, blue and yellow flowers on a white stem, outlined in brown. Each
leaf forms a semi circle around a large rosette which is linked to a smaller
rosette. Two diagonal yellow lotus palmettes below are surrounded by white
and red serrated angular leaves with small blue, yellow and purple flowers
on white stem. two outward facing blue palmettes each surrounded by a blue
and yellow leaf are cut by the borders. Scattered over the field are
rosettes.
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