Classical Turkish Carpet with the Lotto Pattern
Unknown Artist
1600–1650
Medium
wool: symmetrical rug knot
Dimensions
172.1 × 104.1 cm
Classification
Textile
Department
Textiles
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
Accession Number
2015.61
About this artwork
Lotto carpets have consistent color combinations and striking designs traceable to sources in Central Asia. In the central field, stylized yellow leaf patterns stand out against a red ground. The border is filled with cartouches on a dark blue background, and a simplified vine meanders along the outermost edge. In Islamic contexts, these vegetal patterns evoke paradise. Made primarily for export in the western Turkish center of Ushak between the 1400s and 1600s, Lotto carpets were named after th...