Albanian woman at Stamboul. Recollections of Eastern Life.

Traditional, Albanian, costume, Albania, folk, dress, Preziosi
Albanian woman

Woman in traditional Albanian costume.

Ottoman empire.

Source: Stamboul, Recollections of Eastern Life by Amedeo Preziosi. Published by Lemercier Paris 1861.

Illustration, damasks, ornament
Note:  Turkish military. Ottoman Empire.
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