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Illustrations of Ottomans circa 1790 in
Costumes Turcs
Vol. I Folio 39. Helvacı
Image source: Osmanlı kıyafet albümleri (1770-1810) by Nurdan Küçükhasköylü
Halvadgi confiturier.
Painting (watercolour). Folio 39 from an album showing Turkish costume. Helvacı, sweet-maker or confectionary cook in the Palace. Green kaftan tucked into a red belt. Red ankle-length wide trousers. White hat with a pointed crown and a red brim.
Compare:
51 Halvadgi : garçon de l'office du sultan
sultan's office boy
in: Monnier's album: Costumes Orientaux, Bourg-en-Bresse, Ms 65
