OTTOMAN METAL-THREAD EMBROIDERED VELVET PIRPIRI KAFTAN LATE 19TH / EARLY 20TH CENTURY the front black velvet ground heavily embroidered with silver and metal thread comprising repeat geometric and floral motifs, with foliated collar and cotton lining (103cm high) Qty: (1) Provenance: Private collection of a notable Ottoman family in London. The collection is from a notable Ottoman land-owning family, that married over generations into the Sultans’ court. Some were judges, civil servants and vizirs in the Damascus vilayet, as well as members of parliament to the Sublime Porte. Note: During the late Ottoman Empire, the sleeveless kaftan is known as the pirpiri type. For further examples in the Sadberk Hanim Museum, see Lale Gӧrünür, Women’s Costume of the late Ottoman Era, Istanbul 2010, nos. 49-52.