Szilágyi András (szerk.): Ars Decorativa 28. (Budapest, 2012)

Acquisitions between 2006 and 2010

COLLECTION OF TEXTILES AND COSTUMES Ferenc Batári's bequest of carpets Art historian Ferenc Batári (1934-2005), an associate of the Museum of Applied Arts, bequeathed to the museum his textile collection consisting of over one hundred, mainly knotted and woven (fig. 5.1) carpets for the purpose of studying in the first place. The bequest ranging from 16-17th century Ottoman-Tu rkish carpet fragments through Turkish, Persian and Caucasian pieces made in homes and workshops to Turkmen, Turkic and Iranian nomadic storing sacks and saddle bags (fig. 5.2) covers a wide spectrum of Oriental carpet culture. Added to the trove are a few 6-11th century Coptic textile fragments and two Dalmatian female aprons (fig. 5.3). 5.1 woven rug, Caucasus, Shirvan, late 19th - early 20th c., 380 x 147 cm, inv. no. 2008.141.1 5.2 saddle bag, Turkmen, first half of 20th c., 106 x 49 cm., inv. no. 2008.53.1 5.3 female apron (pregace

), Croatia (Dalmatia, Zara province), first half of 20th c., 28 x 23 cm, 44 cm fringe on three sides Inv. no. 2008.50.1 Emese Pásztor 5.4 Antimension Orthodox craftsman in Hungary (?), 1761 Woodcut printed on cloth 45.5 x 56 cm 128