AN OTTOMAN CHILD'S TALISMANIC SHIRT, TURKEY, 18TH CENTURY

Reference: ART3001327

Opaque pigments heightened with gold on cloth, of typical form with semi-circular cut collar and short rectangular sleeves, with two large ‘L’ shaped grids containing auspicious numbers surrounded by large roundels on blue and red ground containing inscriptions in naskh, areas of rubbing to the reverse. 49.9 by 87.1 cm at largest.

PROVENANCE Christies London, 4 October 2012, lot 257.