Table 1 Characteristics of the examined historical textiles
Trial no. | Inv. no. | Period (century) | Historical textile | Who belongs | Fabric type | Materials used in weaving | Colors | Number of sample | The form of the historical textile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 13/218 | 16th | Caftan | Murad III (1546–1595) | The main fabric is animal skin, on which there are pieces of silk brocade fabric with metallic threads in different ground colors | Peltry, silk yarn, yellow and white metallic threads | Ground: brown leather Pattern: blue, dark blue, green, brown, red-brown, shell pink, orange Lining (headwear): shell pink | 3 (1 metallic thread, 2 fibers) | It is a caftan made of leather fleece with long sleeves, a V-neck, a hood, and two laces in the front. There is a lining fabric on the back of the headwear with the post |
2 | 13/1455 | 16th | Fabric | – | The main fabric is silk brocade, and the lining fabric is the atlas | Silk yarn, yellow metallic thread | Ground: dark red Pattern: yellow, white, blue Lining: purple | 3 (1 metallic thread, 2 fibers) | The fabric is 120 cm long and 65 cm wide. Fabric edges are not smooth |
3 | 13/584 | 16th | Caftan | Osman III (1699–1757) | The main fabric is silk brocade, and surrounding the inner edge fabric, and lining fabric are atlas | Silk yarn, yellow metallic thread | Ground: dark red Pattern: yellow, blue, cream Surrounding the inner edge fabric: light green Lining: purple | 2 (1 metallic thread, 1 fiber) | It has short sleeves, a cut-out front, a round neckline, a waist cutout, and a skirt that widens down from the waistline. There are buttonhole pockets on both sides of the caftan and slits on both sides of the skirt. The front closure features metallic thread laces and cylindrical buttons in a herringbone motif. Its height is 137 cm |
4 | 13/929 | Early 17th | Sleeve | Ahmed I (1590–1617) | The main fabric is silk brocade, surrounding the inner edge fabric is silk, and the lining is cotton | Silk yarn, yellow metallic thread, cotton yarn (at lining) | Ground: dark red Pattern: yellow, blue, light green, white Surrounding the inner edge fabric: light green Lining: light orange | 3 (fibers) | It has a shape that narrows slightly from the shoulder to the wrist. Length: 43 cm, width: 18 cm, wrist width: 15 cm |
5 | 13/1893 | 17th | Shalwar | Murad IV (1612–1640) | The main fabric is silk brocade, surrounding the inner edge fabric is silk, and the lining is cotton | silk yarn, yellow and White metallic threads, cotton yarn (at lining) | Ground: orange Pattern: yellow, blue, ivory color Surrounding the inner edge fabric: orange Lining: raw cotton | 4 (2 metallic threads, 2 fibers) | The waist section is quite wide and has a form that narrows at the ankle level. There is a rope lacing at the waist and thin bands of silk fabric sewn from the inside on both sides of the ankle |
6 | 13/816 | First half of the nineteenth century | Dress | Saliha Sultan (daughter of Murad II) (1811–1843) | The main fabric is silk brocade, the lining is cotton | Silk yarn, yellow metallic thread, yellow metal wire, cotton yarn (at lining) | Ground: cream Pattern: yellow, light green, light blue, pink, purple Lining: raw cotton | 6 (1 metallic thread, 1 metal strip, 4 fibers) | It has long sleeves, a round neckline, and a flared skirt that extends down from the waistline. There are pockets, and arm slits, and slits on the sides of the skirt. There are 7 buttons and buttonholes on the sleeve slits. All the edges of the dress are surrounded by embroidery made of yellow wire with flower and leaf patterns. The embroidered edges are also surrounded by lace patterned with metallic thread cords. Its height is 70 cm |
7 | 13/1060 | Second half of the nineteenth century or the beginning of the twentieth century | Piece of fabric | – | The main fabric is silk brocade, with no lining | Silk yarn, yellow metallic thread | Ground: blue Pattern: yellow | 2 (1 metallic thread, 1 fiber) | – |