Name of Object:

Tercüman

Location:

London, United Kingdom

Holding Institution:

The British Museum

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Date of Object:

c. 1790

Inventory Number:

1974,0617,0.12.2.110

Provenance:

Turkey

Description:

Sheet from Costumes Turcs, a lavish set of volumes produced in Turkey for a European audience. They present the appearance of people from different areas, with different jobs etc. Tercüman, the interpreter of a diplomatic mission.

Type of Object

Watercolour

Citation of this web page:

"Tercüman" in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2026.
https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;uk;13;en

MWNF Working Number: UK 013