Portrait of a Woman

The young woman in this bust portrait in front of a dark background, is wearing a white waistcoat embroidered with gold floral motifs over a raw silk crepe undershirt and has earrings with golden crescent pendulums. The border of her short fez-like cap, which was widespread in Ottoman lands during the 19th century, is decorated with gold coins and crescents similar to those in her earrings.