Antique Oushak Carpet, Oriental Rug, Handmade Taupe, Ice Blue and Brown

Description

The town of Oushak first emerged as a center for the production of Ottoman Turkish court carpets from the end … more The town of Oushak first emerged as a center for the production of Ottoman Turkish court carpets from the end of the fifteenth century. Like these forerunners, the antique Oushak carpets woven in Western Turkey in the later nineteenth and early twentieth centuries were produced to compete with the room-size carpets of Persia. They are famed for their lustrous wool, delicate colors, and bold, large-scale, crisply angular drawing. This charming example is no exception. Size: 8' x 9'8". less