A Turkish woman
Watercolour
about 1843 (Painted)
about 1843 (Painted)
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| Place of origin |
Travellers visiting Istanbul in the 19th century noted that the majority of Turkish women were veiled when going about the city. However, fashionable women wore very light veils and head scarves, made of thin cotton. Their elegant dresses, often Parisian in style, were concealed under an all-enveloping walking dress, called a ferace, often trimmed with fur, or expensive black lace, as here.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Title | A Turkish woman |
| Materials and techniques | Pen and ink and watercolour |
| Brief description | A Turkish woman, about 1843. Aloysius Rosarius Amadeus Raymondus Andreas, known as Amadeo, 5th Count Preziosi |
| Physical description | Watercolour of a woman wearing a purple fur-trimmed cloak and red boots |
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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 | Travellers visiting Istanbul in the 19th century noted that the majority of Turkish women were veiled when going about the city. However, fashionable women wore very light veils and head scarves, made of thin cotton. Their elegant dresses, often Parisian in style, were concealed under an all-enveloping walking dress, called a ferace, often trimmed with fur, or expensive black lace, as here. |
| Bibliographic reference | Briony Llewellyn & Charles Newton The People and Places of Constantinople. Watercolours by Amadeo, Count Preziosi
Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings 1985 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | D.36-1907 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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