Caucasian Rugs: Bursa Mosque Floral Carpet

Turk ve Islam Eserleri Museum, Istanbul. Acquired 15 December 191 1. Inv. no. 737 (57) from Mosque of Daye Hatun at Bursa. 2.10 x 3.64 m

Field: 1.64 m wide. Red ground. Pattern on three axes. Central axis: a dark green octagon surrounded by white leaves lies at the center between two large white stars which contain a yellow lozenge with a smaller dark blue one. A white rosette is at each side and an eight-pointed star within contains small yellow, blue and purple flowers. At the center of the green octagon four white rosettes on stems form a cross rising from an eight-pointed star with a central red rosette. The large white leaves surrounding the green octagon curve towards the center and are decorated with a purple stem with small leaves and blue, yellow and red stylized flowers. Side axes: to the side of the central green octagon yellow palmettes, surrounded by blue serrated leaves lie between two pairs of dark yellow palmettes framed by a dark blue leaf. All ornaments are outlined in brown.

Border: 12 cm wide. White ground. Alternating large yellow angular and small red S-shapes with dark blue cartouches and serrated leaves at the ends. Guard stripe narrow stripe with yellow and red dots, outlined in brown.