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Illustrations of Ottomans circa 1790 in
Costumes Turcs
Vol. I Folio 97. Baş Kara Kullukçu (aka Kepçeci) carrying the giant ladle (kepçe)
Image source: Osmanlı kıyafet albümleri (1770-1810) by Nurdan Küçükhasköylü
Ast-chi, cuisinier.
Painting (watercolour). Folio 97 from an album showing Turkish costume. Aşçı, cook, carrying the giant ladle (kepçe) which is the emblem of his rank. Wearing a fur-lined blue kaftan with four fasteners or buttons on the chest. Wide belt, wide blue trousers and a large white turban wound round a green cap.
British Museum. Registration number: 1974,0617,0.12.1.97
Previously owned by Heinrich Friedrich von Diez
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