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Turban Cover
Turbans, the traditional headgear of Muslims in the Ottoman Empire, were removed like hats without being unbound. One would then place them on a shelf and cover them with embroidered cloths as protection from dust and disrespectful treatment. The wearing of turbans was abolished just a few decades after this cover was made: in 1827, Sultan Mahmud II (r. 1808-1839) ordered all male Ottoman subjects, both Christian and Muslim (with the exception of the clergy), to wear red woolen fezzes. Soon thereafter, in 1830, Algeria, previously a semi-autonomous Ottoman province, was invaded by the French.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 2007 | Ottoman Embroideries and Other Ornament. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
Geographies
Algeria (Place of Origin)
Measurements
124 7/16 x 22 1/2 in. (316 x 57.2 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
83.178