Uçetek Entari
The entari, or robe, was the main element of women’s dress in the Ottoman Empire, worn together with a chemise, or gömlek, and baggy trousers, or şalvar. Constructed along traditional lines, this Ottoman woman’s entari is made of an elaborately woven silk known as savai, a silk brocade with alternating vertical bands of floral motifs composed of extra weft silk thread and a herringbone design often executed in gold metal-wrapped thread. This particular pattern of broad stripes of flowers alternating with a stripe of lighter silk in a herringbone design, separated by a narrow line of tiny blue and white rectangles, is associated with silk workshops in the Istanbul neighborhood of Üsküdar. The entari has a small stand-up collar, long straight sleeves open until the elbow, and triangular pieces added to both sides of the front for fullness. The skirt is open to the hips and there is a pocket in the side seam just above the side slit on each side. The sleeves are lined with a rather coarsely woven, colorful striped fabric as far as the elbows, and the pockets have a narrow facing of a green and pink striped silk. At some point, the entire garment was relined with a gold-colored fabric and modern snaps were added at the bodice. All of the edges of the entari have been finished in a neat, scalloped design and narrow gold-wrapped braid, a restrained ornamentation which allows the highly decorative fabric to take center stage in this elegant robe.
Artwork Details
- Title: Uçetek Entari
- Date: 19th century
- Geography: Made in Turkey
- Medium: Silk and metal wrapped thread; embroidered
- Dimensions: Overall:
H. 58 in. (147.3 cm)
W. 66 in. (167.6 cm) - Classification: Main dress-Womenswear
- Credit Line: Gift of Charles Collingwood, 1979
- Object Number: 1979.566.5
- Curatorial Department: Islamic Art
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dated 1268 AH/1851–52 CE
19th century
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late 19th century
19th century
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