Turkish 1841

This exquisite vintage Turkish prayer rug from the early 20th century is a piece of quiet beauty and devotional resonance — its striking two-medallion design resting on a deep navy field of great depth, the pale yellow and red medallions creating a contrast of warm and cool tones that gives the composition an unusual visual tension and elegance.

A soft lavender border adorned with delicate geometric motifs in pale yellow, orange, and red adds a touch of unexpected color that lifts the entire piece. Woven with natural organic vegetable dyes that have matured gracefully over more than a century, this rug showcases the depth, warmth, and character found only in genuine handwoven village textiles — a quality that grows more remarkable, and more rare, with every passing year. The Anatolian prayer rug tradition is one of the most ancient and spiritually resonant in the entire textile world. The mihrab — the arched niche that orients the rug toward Mecca — gives these rugs their distinctive directional quality and their connection to the devotional life of Islam. Village prayer rugs of the 19th and early 20th century are among the most personal and expressive textiles ever made, each a unique expression of the individual weaver's artistic sensibility within a form of deep religious significance.

Dimensions: 2' 7" x 3' 7"

Date of Manufacture: 1st Quarter of the 1900s

Place of Origin: Turkey (Anatolia)

Material: Wool pile on a wool foundation with vegetable dyes

Condition: Wear consistent with age and use

SKU: 1841