Talismanic shirt worn as undergarment

Published/Created:
ca. 1525-1550
Notes:
Worn as an undergarment next to the skin. The inscriptions included Koranic verses and digits and letters used by numerologists to predict the future.
Variant Titles:
tilsimli gomlek
Topics:
Textiles -- Islamic -- 16th century -- (YVRC)
Period/Style:
Ottoman
Culture:
Islamic: Ottoman
Accession Number:
208758
Genre:
costume (mode of fashion): shirts (AAT)
Format:
Image
Content Type:
Clothing & Accessories
Rights:
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Access Restrictions:
Yale Community Only
Source Note:
Book: The Age of Sultan Suleyman the Magnificent
Yale Collection:
Visual Resources Collection
Digital Collection:
Visual Resources Collection
Original Repository:
Istanbul, Turkey: Topkapi Palace Museum (Topkapi Sarayi Müzesi)
Local Record Number:
Portfolio Item ID: 2335
OID:
300766
PID:
digcoll:2156341