Illustrations of Ottomans circa 1790 in

Costumes Turcs
Vol. I Folio 15. Mataracı

Image source: Osmanlı kıyafet albümleri (1770-1810) by Nurdan Küçükhasköylü
Mataradgi, porteur d'eau pour le Grand Seigneur en cérémonie.

Painting (watercolour). Folio 15 from an album showing Turkish costume. Mataracı wearing the kece, janissary head-dress with a white felt flap at the back and a gold brim. Carrying a jewelled water-pot (matara). He was promoted from the ranks of the kapıcıs of the Second Gate and was always in attendance upon the Sultan. Green fur-lined kaftan.