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| Keywords: Turkish - Prayer Rug with Floral and Ornamental Designs - Walters 814.jpg During their daily prayers Muslims traditionally roll out small rugs to cover the ground creating a ritually clean space for their devotions Likewise the floors of mosques which are places of communal worship are covered with carpets on which Muslims perform their sequence of prayers Islamic prayer rugs vary enormously in decoration but they frequently feature a framed panel with twin columns supporting an arch that represents the mihrab or niche in the wall of a mosque indicating the direction of prayer toward Mecca The design of this 16th-century Ottoman rug depicts a beautiful floral pattern with blossoms and leaves; the main border displays medallions with tulips and hyacinths While the central arch has no columns to reflect the prayer niche the arrangement of the blossom pattern is a kind of floral translation of the architecture century 16 Early Modern knotted wool pile silk warp and weft cm 176 5 127 3 accession number 81 4 17044 Henry Walters Baltimore 1927 by purchase date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1927 Prayer Rugs The Textile Museum Washington; The Montclair Art Museum Montclair 1974-1975 The Eastern Carpet in the Western World Hayward Gallery London 1983 Beyond the Pyramids Geometry and Design in the Carpets of Egypt 1450-1750 The Textile Museum Washington 1991 place of origin Anatolia Turkey Walters Art Museum license 2D Islamic art in the Walters Art Museum Textiles in the Walters Art Museum Art from Turkey Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Ottoman carpets Prayer rugs | ||||
