Antique Anatolian Oushak Rug, c. 1900

Antique Anatolian Oushak Rug, 19th Century This pleasing Turkish Oushak carpet paints a rustic rendition of a classic medallion format. Soft wool is complemented by soft color using...

Antique Large Anatolian Turkish Oushak Rug, Early 20th Century Oushak carpets gained popularity in Western markets around the turn of the century and were commissioned by various fi...

74249 Antique Turkish Oushak Rug, 09'10 x 12'08. Bathed in the soft glow of time, this exquisite hand-knotted antique Turkish Oushak rug whispers tales of Anatolian artistry with eve...

Usak carpets, Ushak carpets or Oushak carpets (Turkish: Usak Kilimi) are Turkish carpets that use a particular family of designs, called by convention after the city of Usak, Turkey, one of the larger towns in Western Anatolia, which was a major center of rug production from the early days of the Ottoman Empire, into the early 20th century (although these patterns were woven in other regions also. After the 17th century, Ushaks (Ovshaks), development of Oushak rug weaving is less well known. Late 17th century saw a decline in the Oriental rug market as European consumers tended to purchase rugs of European origin – primarily Aubusson, Savonnerie and Axminster. The wane in the European market meant that Ovshak production declined. Those that were still made throughout the late 18th and early 19th centuries were manufactured for upper-class people in the Turkish territories on Eastern Europe. Towards the end of the 19th century, when the European market began to be interested in Persian carpets once again, the Ushak (Ovshak) population did not have enough weavers still skilled in the traditional Ovshak craft. Manufactories had to turn to neighboring villages and their craftsmen who still maintained traditional techniques. Ushak carpets, particularly those known as lotto carpets...