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Illustrations of Ottomans circa 1790 in

Costumes Turcs
Vol. I Folio 33. Peyk


Image source: Osmanlı kıyafet albümleri (1770-1810) by Nurdan Küçükhasköylü
Peik.
Painting (watercolour). Folio 33 from an album showing Turkish costume. Peyk or page. Wearing the tall thimble-shaped gold hat (külâh-i peyk) with a plume in a holder. Carrying a halberd. Pink tunic tucked into his belt has very long sleeves and large cuffs.

Compare:

97 Unkdar peïk : janissaire, garde du corps du sultan dans les cérémonies
janissary, bodyguard of the sultan in ceremonial dress
in: Monnier's album: Costumes Orientaux, Bourg-en-Bresse, Ms 65

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35 Peiks ou garde du [Grand] Seigneur tiré du corps des Janissaires
Peyk or guard of the Great Lord taken from the body of the Janissaries
in: Dessins originaux de costumes turcs, BnF 4-OD-23

British Museum. Registration number: 1974,0617,0.12.1.33
Previously owned by Heinrich Friedrich von Diez

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