Collar
1750-1800 (made)
| Place of origin |
Ceremony was an important part of daily life in the Ottoman Court. During the daily shave by the court barber, the Sultan's cloths were protected with an ornate and richly embroidered apron and decorated hand towels were also used. Embroidered barber's aprons, called berber futasi were also used by wealthy Ottoman men. This collar is from a barber's apron and would have been attached to a larger rectangle of fabric (also embroidered) that draped over the body protecting the wearer's clothes.
Object details
| Object type | |
| Brief description | Middle East, Textile; Collar cut from a barber's robe, silk with silk embroidery, Ottoman Turkey, 1750-1800 |
| Style | |
| Summary | Ceremony was an important part of daily life in the Ottoman Court. During the daily shave by the court barber, the Sultan's cloths were protected with an ornate and richly embroidered apron and decorated hand towels were also used. Embroidered barber's aprons, called berber futasi were also used by wealthy Ottoman men. This collar is from a barber's apron and would have been attached to a larger rectangle of fabric (also embroidered) that draped over the body protecting the wearer's clothes. |
| Bibliographic reference | Taylor, Roderick, Ottoman Embroidery, London, 1993, pp.107-109 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 601-1897 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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