Costume - Hats and headwear (4411 Subjects)
Married Greek woman seated on the divan at the part of the house reserved for the women.
Souliot warriors pursuing the enemy.
View from the village of Analipsis, Corfu.
View from the route to Benitsa, near Gastouri, Corfu.
View from the Hill of Agioi Deka, Corfu.
View of Lefkimo, Corfu.
The walls of ancient Sami, Cephalonia.
The castle and town of Cythera and the port of Kapsali.
The mitre of the Patriarch of Jerusalem.
Circular dance of Greek women wearing costumes from different locations 1: Greek woman from Izmir (Smyrna). 2: Woman from Patmos. 3: Woman from Chios. 4, 6: Women from Bulgaria. 5: Woman from Tinos or nearby island. 7: Young woman from Izmir (Smyrna).
At Meydanı square, which is buit on the site of the Byzantine Hippodrome of Constantinople. Muslim wedding procession, possibly of an Ottoman official. In the background, the obelisk of Theodosius I, and the Serpent Column (Plataean tripod) from Delphi sanctuary, which was brought to Constantinople by Constantine I.
Sultan Mustafa I enters Istanbul after the signing of the Karlowitz treaty.
A Janissary courts a young woman; he has slashed his arm as a token of his affection. A Jewish matchmaker is standing on his side. La Motraye states that he witnessed the scene himself.
Ahmed III is problaimed Sultan and prepares to gird the sword of Osman. Next to him, a religious leader, most probably Sheikh ul-Islam, reads out the Sultan's oath to God, the Dynasty, the State and the Ottoman people.
Scene in the Sultan's harem (imaginary representation).
Greek wedding in Edirne (imaginary representation).
The women of the Sultan's harem go out in the Palace Garden, escorted by eunuchs (imaginary representation).
Noblemen's traditional costume from Chios, previous to 1822. Original gouache in author's collection.
Pounghi (bag or pouch) belonging to affluent woman from Chios (second half of the 18th century). Original in author's collection.
Man's pounghi (pouch) from Chios, early 19th century. Original in author's collection.
Brostomántilo or stithopano (breast cloth), from Pyrgi (Chios), c.1850. Original in author's collection.
Manikettia (cuffs) from silk and cotton, Pyrgi (Chios), late 19th century. Original in author's collection.
Boustomániko (short shirt) from silk and cotton, Pyrgi (Chios), 1936. Original in author's collection.
Stithópano (breast cloth) with silk and cotton from Viki (Chios), second half of the 18th century. Original in author's collection.
Infant's shirt from Kourounia (Chios), late 18th century . Original in author's collection.
Rizá, kerchief from Volissos (Chios), late 18th or early 19th century. Original in author's collection.
Manikéttia (cuffs) from child's costume, Agio Gala (Chios), early 19th century. Originals in author's collection.
Sélla (breast kerchief), Volissos, early 19th century. Original in author's collection.
Men's costumes, 15th century. From Codex Berianus Chiensis, Biblioteca Civica Berio, Genoa.
Genoese costumes of the 16th century. From Giulio Ferrario, “Le Costume Ancien et Moderne”, Milan, 1825.