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Jewish Widow and Jewish Matron

Artist Unknown

1574

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Watercolor depicting two woman standing wearing head coverings and dresses with Latin text above.
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Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (Istanbul, Türkiye)

Subjects:

Dress
Women
Marriage
Minority
Death
Painting

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