page_title: Ushak carpet
hierarchical_section_title: Ushak carpet
caption_attribution_description: English: he carpet's superb cerulean field is adorned with a minimalist medallion-and-corner design that highlights the open space of the ground and its rich variegated abrash. Strongly outlined palmettes and delicate botanical decorations adorn the central medallion while complementing the regal ivory and coral red accents that appear in the ornamental main borders. Classical reciprocating floral guardbands flank the regal primary borders, which feature decorative symbols and compound motifs that form angular turtle-like units.
context_page_description: Uşak carpets, Ushak carpets or Oushak Carpets are Turkish carpets that use a particular family of designs, called by convention after the city of Uşak, Turkey – one of the larger towns in Western Anatolia, which was a major center of rug production from the early days of the Ottoman Empire, into the early 20th century.
context_section_description: Uşak carpets, Ushak carpets or Oushak Carpets (Turkish: Uşak Kilimi) are Turkish carpets that use a particular family of designs, called by convention after the city of Uşak, Turkey – one of the larger towns in Western Anatolia, which was a major center of rug production from the early days of the Ottoman Empire, into the early 20th century (although these patterns were woven in other regions also).
caption: Strongly outlined palmettes and delicate botanical decorations adorn the central medallion of this exceptional Oushak.
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