Object Note
This jacket (cepken, çepken) is worn together with the matching striped silk pants ZI500640d TURKEY. It is part of a Turkish clothing collection consisting of seven pieces that were sewn from different materials, all woven and embroidered by hand. The rest of the group includes:
– Silk cloak embroidered with zari ZI500640 TURKEY
– Felt jacket embroidered with zari ZI500640b TURKEY
– Striped silk pants embroidered with zari matching with the jacket ZI500640d TURKEY
– Cotton underwear (shirt) ZI500640c TURKEY
– Linen throw ZI500640e TURKEY
– Woolen apron ZI500640f TURKEY
Object history
Over 15 years of traveling around Turkey, agent Jade Bréval bought these pieces from shops, small villages, and from people she has met during her travels.
Object features
This short sleeved çepken (sitrah) reaches to the waist when worn. It is hand stitched from striped silk in red, orange, blue and gold colors, with simple embroidery of geometric shapes and zigzag lines with golden threads (zari) and dark green silk threads (brisam). The embroidery is located around the circular neck opening, and along both sides of the front slit, around the cuffs, and in the upper edge of the right pocket.
The çepken features sleeves attached to the body with a triangular piece of the same material added at each armpit. Under that triangle a piece was added over the entire length from the front and back sides, two small holes were left on each side. Two pieces of fabric were also added to the front and back at the end of each sleeve in order to support the opening of the narrow cuff, which was sewn with a small button that matched the colour of the red line on the jacket.
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