Karapinar Iris and Tulip Carpet from Erdmann's 700 Years

This carpet is plate 119 in Erdmann, Kurt. Seven Hundred Years of Oriental Carpets, ed. Hanna Erdmann. trans. M. H. Beatty and H. Herzog. Berkeley and Los Angeles, Univ. of California, 1970. It is captianed, "Central Anatolian (Konya ?) eighteenth century."

I believe this rug falls with-in the Karapinar Tulip group and that it has strong ties to the Cairene Court Kilim from the Ulu Mosque in Divrigi style. Note the Iris flowers in the border as well as the large tulip blossums.

The Tulips in the border reminds me of the Karapinar Red Ground Tulip Rug from the Textile Museum as well as theKarapinar Tulip Rug from Ed Krayer

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