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Illustrations of Ottomans circa 1790 in

Costumes Turcs
Vol. I Folio 44. Mâbeynci

Image source: Osmanlı kıyafet albümleri (1770-1810) by Nurdan Küçükhasköylü
Eunuque noir, de la commune sort.

Painting (watercolour). Folio 44 from an album showing Turkish costume. One of the black eunuchs employed in the Harem. Wearing a white kaftan tucked into a red and gold belt. Wide red ankle-length trousers. Carrying a metal-covered dish. High white turban with a flat top.

Compare: 21 Mabindgi : eunuque servant le harem eunuch serving the harem in: Monnier's album: Costumes Orientaux, Bourg-en-Bresse, Ms 65