Woven Mat

VINTAGE KILIM COMPOSITION

The field is left entirely open, divided into four vertical panels joined by visible seams, each panel showing subtle horizontal striations in undyed tones of ivory, oatmeal, and pale taupe. No border is set apart from the field; instead a continuous whip-stitched edge in a soft gray-green runs around all four sides. The overall effect is one of quiet, banded neutrality with no applied motifs or figuration.

VINTAGE KILIM COMPOSITION

An entirely open field in natural undyed tones of tan and beige, divided into four vertical panels by faint seam lines running top to bottom. The surface shows subtle horizontal striations of light brown and ivory created by variations in the strands themselves, with no applied pattern, border, or motif of any kind.

VINTAGE KILIM COMPOSITION

An open, undecorated field in pale ivory is divided into vertical panels by three narrow seams stitched in tan zigzag chain lines, evidently marking where separate loom widths were joined. The outer edges are finished with a matching whipstitched border in the same tan tone, framing the plain ground without any additional pattern or border motif.

VINTAGE KILIM COMPOSITION

An open, undecorated field in pale ivory is divided by three narrow vertical bands of brown embroidery, each rendered in a different stitch pattern - a dense knotted line, a zigzag, and a chevron - running the full length of the field. A whipped edge in the same brown tone frames all four sides, echoing the interior stripes and giving the composition a restrained, linear structure.

VINTAGE KILIM COMPOSITION

An open, undyed field is divided by three narrow vertical seams, each traced with a different embroidered stitch pattern in tan - a chevron run, a wavy zigzag line, and a diamond chain. The outer edges are finished with a continuous overcast blanket stitch in the same warm tan tone, framing the pale, unbroken ground with no other ornament.

VINTAGE KILIM COMPOSITION

The field is composed of horizontal bands alternating between undyed ivory and warm taupe-brown, each stripe irregular in width and slightly wavering rather than perfectly straight. There is no separate border; the striping runs edge to edge, finished along all four sides by a hand-worked overcast edge in dark brown. The overall palette stays within natural, undyed tones, giving the piece a plain, unadorned surface.

VINTAGE KILIM COMPOSITION

Turkish Cotton & Linen panels.

The field is composed of three vertical panels in an undyed, ivory-toned ground, their subtle striations running the length of each section. Three narrow horizontal bands in a whiter, more textured surface interrupt the composition at irregular intervals, breaking the otherwise plain expanse. A continuous overcast stitch traces the outer edge and the seams between the joined panels, visible as a raised, looping line throughout.

VINTAGE KILIM COMPOSITION

Wool and cotton

Salt & pepper panel.

The field is left entirely open, a solid expanse of mottled grey-brown tone that shifts subtly across the surface in faint vertical striations. A narrow, darker border of tight overcast stitching runs along all four edges, framing the panel without additional ornament. No motifs, inscriptions, or color changes interrupt the plain ground.

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