An Ushak "Transylvanian" rug, West Anatolia

The present example has the palmette cartouche and star border typically associated with "Transylvanian" rugs of the first half of the 17th century, see Turkish Rugs in Transylvania, ed. Dall'Oglio, M & C., The Crosby Press, 1977, pl.10 & 11. Similar inner and outer narrow guard borders can be found in the rug illustrated as pl.54 in The Collections of the Museum of Applied Arts, Budapest I: Ottoman Turkish Carpets, Batári, F., Budapest, 1994