Illustrations of Ottomans circa 1790 in

Costumes Turcs
Acıbademci


Hadgiam, vendeur de biscuit.
Painting (watercolour). Folio 78 from an album showing Turkish costume. Acıbademci, seller of macaroons. Carrying a container on his head with large flat toast or biscuits with holes in them and a three-legged stool to stand it on. Blue sleeveless jacket, white blouse with large sleeves. Red girdle with a pouch.

British Museum. Registration number: 1974,0617,0.12.2.78
Previously owned by Heinrich Friedrich von Diez

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