Exotic mania [ Taste & Manners ]
… Stubbs, ‘The Kongouro from New Holland’, Wikimedia Commons, 1772. Image Jean-Étienne Liotard, ‘Lady Montagu in Turkish dress’, Wikimedia Commons, 1756. Image William Henry Brooke, ‘The anti-royal menagerie’, Wikimedia Commons, 1812. Image … Sauce in another. [...] The Infusion of a China Plant sweetened with the Pith of an Indian Cane. [...] The single Dress of a Woman of Quality is often the Product of a hundred Climates. The Muff and the Fan come together from the … From this perspective, turquerie provided new Oriental modes to express one’s social position. In particular, Turkish dresses (flowing gowns belted with ornate bands; ermine-trimmed robes; taseled turbans) and decorations (strings of …
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