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Style and Status: Imperial Costumes From Ottoman Turkey
URL: http://www.asia.si.edu/exhibitions/online/styleAndStatus/

Description:
Companion to "the first international exhibition devoted to sumptuous and graphically stunning imperial Turkish robes (kaftans) from the 16th and 17th century." Includes a link to an interactive feature with detailed views of these garments and links to sites on topics such as Ottoman women and the visual arts, and the Topkapi Palace. From the Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution.

Publisher:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Library of Congress Subject Headings:
Costume -- Turkey
Textile fabrics -- Turkey
Turkey -- History -- Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918

LII Database Information:
Record 20588 created by Dennis Maness on 02/06/2006
Last modification on 09/09/2009
Published: 02/09/2006  
Funding agency: California State Library
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/20588