A cape of pale grey facecloth,

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A cape of pale grey facecloth,
embroidered in silver couched thread with arabesques with turquoise bead details, the fronts worked with the tugra; with four matching pouches and a belt, Ottoman Empire, late 19th century, lined in blue satin
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Lot Essay

These embroidered capes have traditionally been assigned to Turkey. However, a recent exhibition at the Muse du Monde Arabe in Paris in conjunction with the Muse Nationale des Arts d'Afrique et d'Ocanie in 1996 assigns them to Oran, Algeria. See Page 70 of Exhibition Catalogue 'De Soie et d'Or, Broderies du Mahgreb'

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