Antique Anatolian Oushak Rug, c. 1900

Antique Red and Gold Turkish Oushak Rug, c. 1900 Additional Information: Dimensions: 6'5" L x 4'3" W Origin: Turkey Period: c. 1900 Rug ID: 21051

Antique Anatolian Oushak Rug, 19th Century Nineteenth-century Oushak carpets woven near Anatolia’s Aegean coast are particularly known for their thick and lustrous wool. The region ...

Antique Anatolian Turkish Oushak Rug, 19th Century Additional Information: Dimensions: 8'10" W x 12'0" L Condition: Good Origin: Anatolia Period: 19th Century Rug ID: 14943

Antique Anatolian Turkish Oushak Rug, 19th Century A classic central medallion with matching corner pieces is traced with golden garlands against the light khaki ground of this Turk...

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 Anatolian Turkish Oushak Rug, Late 19th Century Ushak, a town in western Anatolia, has been a major weaving center since at least the 16th century. Local Ottoman workshops w...

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...

This west Anatolian scatter shows a very simple design of a totally plain salmon field and an equally plain coral border. Goes anywhere. Coarse weave. High pile. Good condition. Ru...

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