AN OTTOMAN ANTERI ROBE
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE LONDON COLLECTOR
Ottoman Turkey, late 18th century

A lady’s anteri robe of striped brocaded silk woven with alternating vertical rows of floral meanders on a peach ground, with repeating gold diaper patterns, the front, long sleeves cuffs, and neck applied with crocheted metallic thread, the side slits with plain yellow silk edging, lined in unbleached cotton, 119cm long from the nape.