Gördes
Nota de aplicación
Floor coverings handwoven in the town of Ghiordes, northeast of Izmir in western Anatolia, modern Turkey. Some of these rugs date from the last decades of the 18th century, borrowing elements from much earlier Ottoman court designs with fields of red or ivory. Many others were produced during the 19th century, using blue, green, and brown, and a field with small motifs. Areas of white pile in Ghiordes carpets are often knotted in cotton. After th…