Name of Object:

Drummer

Location:

London, United Kingdom

Holding Institution:

The British Museum

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Date of Object:

c. 1790

Inventory Number:

1974,0617,0.12.2.86

Provenance:

Turkey

Description:

Sheet from 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. Köşcü, the drummer who played the big drum (köş) in the Mehter band.

Type of Object

Watercolour

Citation of this web page:

"Drummer" in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2026.
https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;uk;18;en

MWNF Working Number: UK 018