Kaftan, second half 17th–early 18th century, Attributed to Turkey, Silk, metal wrapped thread; taqueté (seraser), Back piece: H


Kaftan, second half 17th–early 18th century, Attributed to Turkey, Silk, metal wrapped thread; taqueté (seraser), Back piece: H. 54 in. ( cm), Textiles-Costumes, The back of this fragmentary silk robe, or kaftan, features a design of large gold palmettes and curving serrated saz leaves on a white ground. The design is dotted with carnations and small blossoms typical of the floral style popular in the seventeenth-century Ottoman court


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Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
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