Medjmouaï teçavir (Collection de costumes)
London, United Kingdom
The British Museum
About The British Museum, London
c. 1900
EPH-ME.883
Turkey
Postcard from Turkey showing the costume worn by various people, according to occupation, activity, etc. Intended for a relatively popular western market. Illustrates the social structures and costumes of the last days of the Ottoman empire. An inspector of the roads. Incidental details of coffee drinking, smoking and French influenced design.
"Medjmouaï teçavir (Collection de costumes)" in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2024. https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;uk;20;en
MWNF Working Number: UK 020
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