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caftan
(قفطان)

Title	caftan
Title Original	قفطان
Publication Date:	AH 10th / AD 16th century
Publication Place	- National Museum of Art of Romania
Subject	Pure silk velvet brocaded with gold and silver threads (çatma)
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	الطول : 145 سم ،(من الخلف)
Library:	Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID	15939 / Ţ597
Record ID	object;EPM;rm;Mus21;9;ar
Library Location	National Museum of Art of Romania
Date	AH 10th / AD 16th century
Notes	This caftan was originally worn by an important person and the current caftan was at some point converted into a church garment and kept in the Cosia Monastery (in southwestern Romania) where it was discovered in 1864. In the mid-1950s it was transferred to the museum and later included in its original collection. The long, flared gown with long sleeves is excessively decorated with a cluster of eight-petaled roses on a red background. Each rose surrounds a lotus flower. Between the roses there is a delicately swirled design with small wild roses.
Sample Text	"Caftan" within Discover Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;rm;Mus21;9;ar

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caftan

(قفطان)

Publication Date AH 10th / AD 16th century

Publication Place - National Museum of Art of Romania

Subject Pure silk velvet brocaded with gold and silver threads (çatma)

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions الطول : 145 سم ،(من الخلف)

Library Museum With No Frontiers

Library Asset ID 15939 / Ţ597

Record ID object;EPM;rm;Mus21;9;ar

Library Location National Museum of Art of Romania

Date AH 10th / AD 16th century

Notes This caftan was originally worn by an important person and the current caftan was at some point converted into a church garment and kept in the Cosia Monastery (in southwestern Romania) where it was discovered in 1864. In the mid-1950s it was transferred to the museum and later included in its original collection. The long, flared gown with long sleeves is excessively decorated with a cluster of eight-petaled roses on a red background. Each rose surrounds a lotus flower. Between the roses there is a delicately swirled design with small wild roses.

Sample Text "Caftan" within Discover Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;rm;Mus21;9;ar