Illustrations of Ottomans circa 1790 in

Costumes Turcs
Vol. I Folio 10. Bostancı başı

Image source: Osmanlı kıyafet albümleri (1770-1810) by Nurdan Küçükhasköylü
Bostangi Bachi en habit ordinaire.

Painting (watercolour). Folio 10 from an album showing Turkish costume. Bostancı başı. Chief of the bostancıs (originally the gardeners) and commander of the Imperial Guard, having jurisdiction over the shores and waters of the Bosphorus. Also responsible for the execution of high-ranking wrong-doers. Scarlet kaftan lined with grey fur (astrakhan?) which has long cuffs. Kâtibî kavuk.

Compare: 52 Botstandgi bachi : chef des botstandghis, gardes de divers palais chief of the bostandgis, guards of various palaces in: Monnier's album: Costumes Orientaux, Bourg-en-Bresse, Ms 65

Compare: 28 [Bostangi] bachi, chef des [bostangis] Bostancı Başı, chief of the bostancı in: Dessins originaux de costumes turcs, BnF 4-OD-23

British Museum. Registration number: 1974,0617,0.12.1.10
Previously owned by Heinrich Friedrich von Diez

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