Ladik Prayer Carpet (seccade) on Red Ground

Culture: Turkish
Period: Ottoman period, 1281–1924
Date: c.1800
Material: Wool
made in: Konya province, Turkey, Asia
Classification: Coverings & hangings, textiles
Collection: Islamic Art
Current Location: Not on view
Dimensions: 79 1/2 x 50 1/2 in. (201.9 x 128.3 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of James F. Ballard
Rights: Public Domain
Object Number: 96:1929

NOTES

Bright colors, lively border designs, and a stepped central arch with a bold point characterize this small prayer carpet. In the horizontal panel above the arch are seven stylized geometric tulips, a flower native to Anatolia (present-day Turkey). This prayer carpet was woven in Ladik, a market town in Konya Province in south-central Anatolia. Carpets of this type were often given as offerings to mosques and shrines.

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