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1901 J. K. Mumford Oriental Rugs (new ed.) iv. 35 For rugs of the heavier quality, such as the ponderous Oushaks and Anatolians, the sheep of the Asia Minor Plains produce a wool that is adequate in length, and..soft to the touch.

1905 M. C. Ripley Oriental Rug Bk. xv. 115 In Turkish carpets of large size many styles are grouped under the trade name ‘Ouchak’ in which modern methods are observable.

1922 A. F. Kendrick & C. E. C. Tattersall Hand-woven Carpets I. ii. i. 100 The carpets of Asia Minor, of the kind called Ushak, which date from the fifteenth to the seventeenth centuries, are invariably woven with the Ghiordes knot.

1931 A. U. Dilley Oriental Rugs & Carpets Pl. 45 (caption) Ushak prayer rug, late sixteenth century.

1952 B. Miall tr. H. Jacoby How to know Oriental Carpets & Rugs 106 From the very first the Ouchaks differed very perceptibly, in colour and design, from the Persian carpets.

1975 ‘E. Lathen’ By Hook or by Crook xvi. 152 We should list some of our best rugs... Or just mention the Ushak.

1977 Times 12 Feb. 14/6 (heading) Rare Ushak carpet is sold for £42,000.

1984 Times 1 June 12 (caption) Charles Sternberg with the large Ushak (or Mahal) for which he paid £48,600.