A uniform for a general of the artillery, circa 1900, From the reign of Sultan Abdülhamid II (1876 - 1909) or Sultan Mehmed Resad (1909 - 1918). Finely fashioned fez, the body of wine-red felt, black fringe, liner of plaited straw with maker's label "Yuksek Kaldirim, Galata. Constantinople" (damaged), colour-striped cloth sweatband. Coat of fine black cloth, cuffs, straps and stand-up collar with rich gold- and silver embroidery on red cloth, on the sleeves an embroidered crescent with star, black cord trim in the style of an attila, round gilt 1, Additional-Rights-Clearance-Info-Not-Available
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Keywords: 20th, artillery, century, general, uniform
