Ladies in an Araba
Watercolour
about 1843 (Painted)
about 1843 (Painted)
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One of the chief pastimes of wealthy Turkish women in Istanbul who spent much of their time in the seclusion of their houses was a trip in an araba or carriage, drawn by splendidly caparisoned oxen or horses. They would go to visit friends or to picnic at numerous places around Constantinople, usually a meadow with running water, such as the Sweet Waters of Asia or of Europe. The Sultan's Harem would also visit these picnic places, suitably veiled and guarded, as well as the royal palaces and their gardens on the Bosphorus. In modern Turkish the word araba still means a cart or carriage, but nowadays is usually the word for a car or even a bus.
Object details
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| Title | Ladies in an Araba (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Brown ink and watercolour with touches of white |
| Brief description | Ladies in an Araba, about 1843. Aloysius Rosarius Amadeus Raymondus Andreas, known as Amadeo, 5th Count Preziosi |
| Physical description | Watercolour of veiled ladies riding in a cart drawn by oxen |
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| Object history | This drawing is part of a group of 34 bought by the Victoria and Albert Museum in 1907. [D.14-1907-D.47-1907]. |
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| Summary | One of the chief pastimes of wealthy Turkish women in Istanbul who spent much of their time in the seclusion of their houses was a trip in an araba or carriage, drawn by splendidly caparisoned oxen or horses. They would go to visit friends or to picnic at numerous places around Constantinople, usually a meadow with running water, such as the Sweet Waters of Asia or of Europe. The Sultan's Harem would also visit these picnic places, suitably veiled and guarded, as well as the royal palaces and their gardens on the Bosphorus. In modern Turkish the word araba still means a cart or carriage, but nowadays is usually the word for a car or even a bus. |
| Bibliographic reference | Llewellyn, Briony and Newton, Charles. The People and Places of Constantinople : watercolours by Amadeo Count Preziosi 1816-1882. London, Victori & Albert Museum, 1985
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| Accession number | D.46-1907 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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