A wealthy Turk, smoking a nargile
Watercolour
about 1843 (Painted)
about 1843 (Painted)
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Both men and women smoked in Ottoman Turkey in the 19th century. The preferred tobacco was milder than that in use today, and the smoke was cooler than that from modern cigarettes or pipes. The Turks either used either a very long stemmed pipe or a water pipe, (called a nargile) to achieve this effect. This elderly Turk, richly dressed in a green, tasselled robe, trimmed with fur, is shown indulging himself with a water pipe.
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Title | A wealthy Turk, smoking a nargile |
Materials and techniques | Pencil and watercolour |
Brief description | A wealthy Turk, smoking a nargile, about 1843. Aloysius Rosarius Amadeus Raymondus Andreas, known as Amadeo, 5th Count Preziosi |
Physical description | Watercolour of an elderly man in an interior, smoking a nargile or waterpipe |
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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 | Both men and women smoked in Ottoman Turkey in the 19th century. The preferred tobacco was milder than that in use today, and the smoke was cooler than that from modern cigarettes or pipes. The Turks either used either a very long stemmed pipe or a water pipe, (called a nargile) to achieve this effect. This elderly Turk, richly dressed in a green, tasselled robe, trimmed with fur, is shown indulging himself with a water pipe. |
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 |
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Accession number | D.34-1907 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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