Daghestan Prayer Rug
third quarter 19th century, 145 x 98 cm, East Caucasus
The white field contains a repeat of offset rows of small palmettes in an airy arrangement. The design continues beyond the prayer niche. The date seen in the upper right corner of the field is hard to interpret. The presence of mauveine (invented in 1856) in some of the design details suggests that the rug was woven circa 1870. It was owned by a French family for several generations.
HERRMANN, EBERHART, Kaukasische Teppichkunst im 19. Jahrhundert. Munich 1993, no. 18 *** KAFFEL, RALPH, Caucasian Prayer Rugs. London 1998, no. 59
Condition
Pile in good condition. Several vertical creases in the section of the lower border. Cut sides, replaced selvedges. Both ends reduced.
third quarter 19th century, 145 x 98 cm, East Caucasus
The white field contains a repeat of offset rows of small palmettes in an airy arrangement. The design continues beyond the prayer niche. The date seen in the upper right corner of the field is hard to interpret. The presence of mauveine (invented in 1856) in some of the design details suggests that the rug was woven circa 1870. It was owned by a French family for several generations.
HERRMANN, EBERHART, Kaukasische Teppichkunst im 19. Jahrhundert. Munich 1993, no. 18 *** KAFFEL, RALPH, Caucasian Prayer Rugs. London 1998, no. 59
Condition
Pile in good condition. Several vertical creases in the section of the lower border. Cut sides, replaced selvedges. Both ends reduced.
