Ushak
Nota de aplicación
Style of textile, particularly carpets, made in the town of Ushak, the principal manufacturing center of large commercial carpets in Ottoman Turkey. It includes rugs created for palace and mosque use and for export. By the close of the 19th century the style had become coarser and rougher, with designs calculated to please European tastes. The best-known pattern among the older carpets is a scheme of large, rounded medallions of two types, altern…