The işlic or ishlik is a form of high-crowned
cap that was commonly worn by the
Greek Orthodoxboyars of Wallachia and Moldavia,
Phanariots, and
Armenians in the
Ottoman Empire into the mid-nineteenth century. Along with the oriental costume that exemplified the fashion and strict social hierarchy of the boyar class, the işlic fell out of favor by the 1840s.[1]
History
The origins of the işlic date to the late
Byzantine Empire. The depiction of
Theodore Metochites in the 14th century dedication mosaic of the
Chora Church may portray an ishlik.[2] was an important part of the costume of Wallachian and Moldavian boyars, as the size, shape, and type of felt from which an işlic was made indicated one's rank in the social hierarchy of the
OttomanDanubian Principalities.[3] For example, boyars of the highest rank (Great Boyars) wore large işlics made of
sable felt. Boyars of lower ranks wore smaller işlics of less expensive felt, sometimes topped with large square cushions. The işlic was distinctively top-heavy, and frequently attracted the attention of Western travelers in the Danubian Provinces. The color of the felt atop a boyar's işlic was also indicative of the public office he held.[4]
^Cartianu, Ana (1983). History and Legend in Romanian Short Stories and Tales. Minerva. p. 98.
^Fermor, Patrick Leigh (2010). Mani. John Murray Press.
ISBN1848545436.
^Vintilă-Ghiţulescu, Constanţa (2011). From Traditional Attire to Modern Dress: Modes of Identification, Modes of Recognition in the Balkans (XVIth-XXth Centuries). Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 125.
ISBN1443832634.
^Taki, Victor (2021). Russia on the Danube: Empire, Elites, and Reform in Moldavia and Wallachia, 1812–1834. Central European University Press. pp. 332–337.
ISBN9789633863831.
The işlic or ishlik is a form of high-crowned
cap that was commonly worn by the
Greek Orthodoxboyars of Wallachia and Moldavia,
Phanariots, and
Armenians in the
Ottoman Empire into the mid-nineteenth century. Along with the oriental costume that exemplified the fashion and strict social hierarchy of the boyar class, the işlic fell out of favor by the 1840s.[1]
History
The origins of the işlic date to the late
Byzantine Empire. The depiction of
Theodore Metochites in the 14th century dedication mosaic of the
Chora Church may portray an ishlik.[2] was an important part of the costume of Wallachian and Moldavian boyars, as the size, shape, and type of felt from which an işlic was made indicated one's rank in the social hierarchy of the
OttomanDanubian Principalities.[3] For example, boyars of the highest rank (Great Boyars) wore large işlics made of
sable felt. Boyars of lower ranks wore smaller işlics of less expensive felt, sometimes topped with large square cushions. The işlic was distinctively top-heavy, and frequently attracted the attention of Western travelers in the Danubian Provinces. The color of the felt atop a boyar's işlic was also indicative of the public office he held.[4]
^Cartianu, Ana (1983). History and Legend in Romanian Short Stories and Tales. Minerva. p. 98.
^Fermor, Patrick Leigh (2010). Mani. John Murray Press.
ISBN1848545436.
^Vintilă-Ghiţulescu, Constanţa (2011). From Traditional Attire to Modern Dress: Modes of Identification, Modes of Recognition in the Balkans (XVIth-XXth Centuries). Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 125.
ISBN1443832634.
^Taki, Victor (2021). Russia on the Danube: Empire, Elites, and Reform in Moldavia and Wallachia, 1812–1834. Central European University Press. pp. 332–337.
ISBN9789633863831.