A Persian in a Coffee-House

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Artist/Maker	Preziosi, Aloysius Rosarius Amadeus Raymondus Andreas (5th Count Preziosi) (Painter)
Place of origin	Istanbul (Painted)

The distinctive pointed fur hat identifies this man as a Persian, as he sits in a kahvehane or coffee-house with a nargile or water-pipe. Customers used to bring their own tobacco and amber mouthpiece, but the shop provided the rest of the equipment for smoking, including a piece of glowing charcoal for the tobacco bowl.

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Category	Watercolours
Object type	Watercolour
Title	A Persian in a Coffee-House (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Pencil and watercolour touched with white
Brief description	A Persian in a Coffee-House, about 1843. Aloysius Rosarius Amadeus Raymondus Andreas, known as Amadeo, 5th Count Preziosi
Physical description	Watercolour of a man in a coffee house, smoking
Dimensions	Height: 22.3cm Width: 16.4cm
Style	Orientalism
Marks and inscriptions	Signed Preziosi
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].
Subjects depicted	Coffeehouses Pipes (Smoking Equipment) Persians
Place depicted	Istanbul
Summary	The distinctive pointed fur hat identifies this man as a Persian, as he sits in a kahvehane or coffee-house with a nargile or water-pipe. Customers used to bring their own tobacco and amber mouthpiece, but the shop provided the rest of the equipment for smoking, including a piece of glowing charcoal for the tobacco bowl.
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
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	D.22-1907

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O836571/a-persian-in-a-coffee-watercolour-preziosi-aloysius-rosarius/

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