Smyrna

Generally, a style of textiles, particularly large, coarse carpets handwoven in western Anatolia and exported by way of Izmir (ancient Smyrna). Such carpets originally represented the production of the town of Usak, but in the late 19th and early 20th centuries large carpets from other centers were also called Smyrna, including those from Ghiordes, Kula, and Demirci. Specifically, the term refers to a particular pattern, usually seen in small examples and derived from a floral pattern used in the Ottoman court production of the 16th and 17th centuries.