Women's veiling or headcovering; Ottoman Empire; Consular Collection; 1885
date: label: date made
content: 1898-1918
label: date made
content: 1885
notes: label: Description
content: Sample cut of open weave fabric with printed black floral design around edges and 2 wreath designs inside of border. Folded & sewn onto lavender, deteriorating paper. Marked on paper: "Head coverings for women far (?) 1 (?) r (?) 10 (/) Pergan and Adramity (/) Price 2 piastres 9 cents." Part of group of textiles from parts of the Ottoman Empire, collected in 1885.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: Consular Collection Textile Samples
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Transfer from U.S. Dept. of Commerce
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: ZZ.RSN80605V23
objectType: label: Object Name
content: fabric sample
label: Object Name
content: veiling
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 60 cm x 36 cm; 23 5/8 in x 14 3/16 in