Name of Object:

Tughra of Sultan Osman III

Location:

Sultanahmet, Istanbul, Türkiye

Holding Institution:

Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts

Date of Object:

Hegira 1170 / AD 1756–7

Description:

Tughras, official monograms of the sultans, are one the first things to come to mind when Ottoman art or history is mentioned. The size of this tughra of Sultan Osman III makes it an interesting example and it has features peculiar to the art of the AH 12th / AD 18th century.

Type of Object

Document; monogram

Citation of this web page:

"Tughra of Sultan Osman III" in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2026.
https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;tr;2;en

MWNF Working Number: TR1 002