Osmanlı Döneminde Metal İpliklerin İşleme Sanatında Kullanımı -Dival İşi Eserlerden Örneklerle
The Use of Metal Threads in Embroidery Art During the Ottoman Period -With Examples from Dival Works

Summary/Abstract: Research on the history of Turkish handicrafts shows that the use of wires drawn from precious metals such as gold and silver in embroidery dates back to ancient times. During the Ottoman period, the art of embroidery continued to develop with the support of the sultans, and the most magnificent examples of the period were performed using metal threads in the Palace workshops called Ehl-i Hiref. In this period, dival work was one of the most important embroidery techniques in which metal threads were used. Since dival work is a spectacular type of embroidery, it was especially preferred in the decoration of items and clothes produced for the Palace and its society. It is understood from the examples survived to the present day that this technique has been applied to a wide range of usage areas and later spread outside the palace and became a fashion in the Ottoman Empire. Within the scope of this study, Turkish embroidery art that has not been sufficiently researched, is approached in terms of the material properties used in practice and the information about dival work is included as a cultural heritage. The study is a descriptive research based on the survey model. Research data was obtained by scanning written and printed sources and observing the qualitative characteristics of the works exhibited in museums. Metal thread drawning and embroidery of the Ottoman period especially in the research. Attention was drawn to the importance given to the art of embroidery by the palace and its society during the Ottoman period. With this study, the artistic value and skill accumulation of the past periods of Turkish culture were examined, the original techniques of Turkish embroidery art were introduced and the crafts that disappeared by industrialization were reminded.

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