Carpet, grey & yellow
Date19th or 20th century
OriginAsia, Turkey, Konya
MediumWool pile, gray wol warps, yellowish wool wefts.
Dimensions9'1" X 3'6"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1957-174
DescriptionGrey & yellow carpet. Ghiordes knot; about 90 knots per square inch; 2 shoots yellowish wefts after each of knots. Colors: ground: field-yellow, octagon-red, border-brown, inner guard band-red; Pattern-white, yellow, orange, red, light blue, dark blue, dark brown. The field has four octagonal medallions seperated by cartouches. Each octagon contians a symmetrical pattern of angular floral scrolls bearing rosettes, leaves and a pair of large stylized tulips. The outside and inside edges of the octagons have a series of round hooks. Each of the cartouches contains seven small lozenges. The space between the octagons have a large stylized tulip with a pair of stems with leaves. The border is decorated with stylized half-rosettes or carnations alternating wit triangular leaves.Construction History
19th or 20th century: Initial construction
1957: Lined and restored by Beshir Galleries (New York, NY) with purchaseLabel TextThis striking red and yellow runner is thought to be a 19th or 20th century copy of an earlier Turkish Konya carpet; probably made with new material, scholars have determined that this carpet's weave and colors are not typical of earlier centuries. One scholar, Charles Ellis Grant, even suggests that the carpet has been purposely abraded with acids and sand to create a "worn" and "aged" appearance.Inscription(s)None foundMark(s)None foundProvenancePrior to 1957, Beshir Galleries (New York, NY); 1957-present, purchased by The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Possibly 19th century
Probably 17th century (original parts)
18th century
18th c.
17th century or later
19th c. (probably)
1650-1700
17th or 18th c.
17th century
18th or 19th century