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Illustrations of Ottomans circa 1790 in

Costumes Turcs
Vol. I Folio 34. Baltıcı


Image source: Osmanlı kıyafet albümleri (1770-1810) by Nurdan Küçükhasköylü
Baltagis
Painting (watercolour). Folio 34 from an album showing Turkish costume. Baltıcı, a halberdier attched to the Sultan's palace. Carrying a long metal staff (asa). Tall pointed brown hat (sivri külâhi) with a red brim. Green shawl (kuşak) with a floral design over his left shoulder. Orange kaftan tucked into his belt in front. Wide red trousers to below the knee.

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39 Battadgi : ils sont employés dans le sérail à divers services auprès des officiers
they are employed in the seraglio in various services with the officers
in: Monnier's album: Costumes Orientaux, Bourg-en-Bresse, Ms 65

British Museum. Registration number: 1974,0617,0.12.1.34
Previously owned by Heinrich Friedrich von Diez

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