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artis Offline
#1 Posted : Sunday, December 26, 2010 8:28:41 PM(UTC)
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Hi all,
Need some ID help on another rug. Is this Turkish? Any idea of the age?
It is 26" x 37" and looks like it is all wool.
Thank you.
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#2 Posted : Sunday, December 26, 2010 8:47:14 PM(UTC)
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Turkish / Anatolian prayer rug, yes. Some here will be able to tell you from where in Turkey.

If there is a great discrepancy between an almost garish purple on the back, and a purplish gray on the front of the rug, this my help dating, since it may be an early synthetic dye that was used in Turkish rug making only for a shortish period.

Definitely old.
Not sure whether warps are wool, could be cotton, can't see from photo.
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#3 Posted : Sunday, December 26, 2010 9:22:41 PM(UTC)
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Hi Shereen,
Thank you again for helping me.

The colors of the close ups were taken with bright daylight but they don't look as garish in real life as the photo shows. More subdued, but the back side is definitely brighter than the worn, used pile side.

Here's another pic where there is more warp showing to see the texture. I think it is wool.
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#4 Posted : Sunday, December 26, 2010 9:54:05 PM(UTC)
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You're right. It's wool.
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