Abstract:

Turkish embroidery art which it is history extending to Central Asia experienced its most brilliant in Ottoman Empire and reached its peak as an the Palace art. During this period, embroidery was produced in two main surroundings such as in-Palace and out-Palace. High quality embroideries were done in Palace workshops by masters in-Palace, in houses and out-Palace in bazaars. Artisans who came from all over the Empire produced embroideries according to the taste and understanding of the period and treats In Palace workshops which undertaken the central task of embroidery. Today, these works which are in museums or special collections are witnessed by the glory of the era in terms of quality and qualities. However, it is considered that the studies of Turkish processes are mostly examined in terms of technical, color, pattern and composition characteristics and the edge decoration techniques are not handled in detail. Moreover, since the grouping of the beaded beads under different groupings creates a sense of confusion, it is important to work on clarifying the subject. This study is a descriptive study based on screening model. In the study, in the examples of Ottoman Empire period processing, the marquise embellishments which are made with cord, are classified under four groups in terms of decoration features and application technique used. The works that make up the work are products with original qualities that are found in the collections of various museums and antiques.

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