Kettle (ibric) / ibrîk.
The vessel is made of copper by casting. After casting, the piece was covered with a layer of tin. It has a drainpipe, a closing lid and a brace-shaped handle. It is devoid of ornaments.
Made in a Tatar rural workshop.
Material: brass, tin.
Technique: cast, tinned, riveted.
Use: in the household.
19th century.
Tatar community.
The Folk Art Museum Constanța (inventory no. 1260).
Water vessel/ kuman.
The piece is made of copper, then tinned. It has a high support base, domed walls, a long and thin neck with a foalded lip. The handle, applied by riveting, is fixed in two points, one under the lip of the vessel and the other in the middle of the vessel. On the opposite side of the handle was glued the beak, which starts from the middle of the vessel, modeling a little above the lip. The piece is devoid of ornaments.
Made in Tatar household.
Material: Copper, tin.
Technique: cast, hammered, riveted, glued, tinned.
Use: ceremonial, in the household.
20th century.
Tatar community.
The Folk Art Museum Constanța (inventory no. 757).
Vessel with lid / kapakali tingire.
The two pieces are made of copper, by casting, the finishings of the shapes done by hammering. Subsequently, the pieces were covered with a layer of tin. The wok has a circular shape and a foalded lip. The lid has a truncated cone and a protrusion (bumb) for lifting. The geometric ornamentation is spread over the entire surface.
Made in a Tatar rural workshop / Made in a Tatar household.
Material: brass, tin.
Technique: cast, hammered, tinned, incised
Use: in the household
19th century.
Tatar community.
The Folk Art Museum Constanța (inventory no. 1056).
Copper cup.
Copper vessel and tin used in the household for storing liquids. The piece has a bitronconic shape, the bottom is straight, and the mouth is wide, the lip being slightly widened. At the top, the handle is flattened on the neck of the vessel and fastened on either side with a rivet, then the handle is widened, glued to the belly of the vessel and fastened with a rivet. On the neck of the vessel the decoration is arranged in the form of a zig-zag line, framed by a circular dotted line. Under the neck the piece is beaten outwards forming a circular band. Below this the decoration on the neck and a row of saw teeth decoration is repeated.
Provenance: Dobrogea.
1850-1875.
Tatar community.
Romanian Peasant Museum (inventory no. L2242).
Kettle (Ibric).
Bitronconic piece, with wide mouth, provided with a wide beak, for draining the liquid from the vessel. The simple handle, which starts at the mouth and ends at the base, is attached by gluing and riveting. The lid has a open/close button attached to the handle.
Provenance: Medgidia
19th century.
Tatar community.
Romanian Peasant Museum (inventory no. L3252).
Kettle.
Piece with 1/2 of the lower part of truncated shape – the vessel itself. The upper half is the long neck that ends with the straight mouth, with the beak. The curved handle has holes to which the lid is attached. On the opposite side of the handle a long, curved “nipple” is applied, by gluing. Geometric and vegetal decoration arranged on the walls of the vessel. Geometric motifs: concentric circles, arabesques; floral motifs: flowers, leaves, branches.
Provenance: Caliacra
The second half of the 19th century.
Tatar community.
Romanian Peasant Museum (inventory no. L4875).
Fruit bowl.
Cylindrical shape, with a sharp edge with a ditch. The vessel has two concentric double rings and two artistically crafted handles in the shape of a stylized flower. And inside it has 4 concentric circles. Moldova.
20th century.
Tatar community.
Romanian Peasant Museum (inventory no. L7255).
Grater.
The piece has a semicircular shape. The side edges have mounting holes probably for another support. Centrally presents excrecents linearly ordered, slightly sharped especially on the edge made for crushing vegetables and fruits (quince, celery and beetroots).
Provenance: Moldova.
20th century.
Tatar community.
Romanian Peasant Museum (inventory no. L7259).
Cup.
Bronze and copper vessel, used for storing liquids. The cup has a rounded belly, then it narrows and widens towards the mouth. It has a handle attached to the mouth and to the belly with rivets. The decoration is made by hammering on the entire surface. It has a high circular base.
Provenance: Moldova.
20th century.
Tatar community.
Romanian Peasant Museum (inventory no. L7260).
Kettle (Ibric).
Brass vessel used in households. Truncated cone, with a base wider than the mouth and a flat tail bent on the inside at 0,5 cm. The base has a groove that masks the sticking point of the bottom with the body of the vessel. The lip is raised upwards and has a draining beak. The tail is glued with a tin and the end ends with a loop for hanging. The vessel is tinned inside.
Provenance: Moldova.
20th century.
Tatar community.
Romanian Peasant Museum (inventory no. L7262).
Decorative towel.
Silk towel woven in 2 threads with oriental embroidery on the 2 sides with silk, cotton and metallic thread at the ends with tassels. The vegetal decoration is arranged at both ends and consists of floral bouquets with a serrated border. Chromatics: white, pink, beige, green (2 tones) and blue.
Provenance: Constanța.
The first quarter of the 20th century.
Tatar community.
Romanian Peasant Museum (inventory no. Ti246).
Decorative towel.
Rectangular piece of cotton, woven in 2 threads with oriental embroidery made with metal thread. The decoration of stylized floral motifs are arranged at the ends. Chromatics: white, red, green, black, purple, orange.
Provenance: Ovidiu, Constanța.
The first quarter of the 20th century.
Tatar community.
Romanian Peasant Museum (inventory no. Ti3127).
Decorative towel / Șevre.
Rectangular piece made of cotton and vegetable silk, woven in 2 threads with oriental embroidery made of metal thread. The endings are each decorated with floral motifs. Chromatics: white, red, pink, green, blue, yellow, brown, silver.
Provenance: Albești, Constanța.
The first half of the 20th century.
Tatar community.
The Romanian Peasant Museum (inventory no. Ti3133).
Napkin / Șevre / Cevre.
Square-shaped piece of cotton and vegetable silk, woven in 2 threads with oriental embroidery with metallic thread. The four corners are each decorated with ornaments representing floral motifs, zoomorphic motifs – whale and skeomorphic motifs – anchor. Chromatics: red, green. yellow, silver.
Provenance: Albești, Constanța.
The first half of the 20th century.
Tatar community.
Romanian Peasant Museum (inventory no. Ti3141
Decorative towel / Giuzbez.
Rectangular piece of cotton, woven in 2 threads, with oriental embroidery in tinsel. The decoration, arranged at the ends is of floral motifs – flower pots and garland. Chromatics: white, yellow, blue, green, orange, red, black, gold.
Provenance: Ciocârlia de Sus, Constanța.
The first half of the 20th century.
Tatar community.
Romanian Peasant Museum (inventory no. Ti3155).
Decorative towel / Giuzbez.
Rectangular piece of cotton, woven in 2 threads, with oriental embroidery in tinsel. The decoration, arranged at the ends is of floral motifs – flower pots and garland. Chromatics: white, pink, green, blue, yellow, black, purple, brown, gold.
Provenance: Ciocârlia de Sus, Constanța.
The first quarter of the 20th century.
Tatar community.
Romanian Peasant Museum (inventory no. Ti3156).
Decorative towel / Giuzbez.
Rectangular piece of cotton, woven in 2 threads, with oriental embroidery in tinsel. The decoration, arranged at the ends, is the motif known as the snake embracing the rose and phytomorphic motifs – sapling/young trees. Chromatics: white, red, green, pink, blue.
Provenance: Ciocârlia de Sus, Constanța.
The first half of the 20th century.
Tatar community.
Romanian Peasant Museum (inventory no. Ti3160).
Decorative towel / Giuzbez.
Rectangular piece of cotton, woven in 2 threads, with oriental embroidery in tinsel. It is made of two towels that have the ornamental ends sewn side by side. The decoration consists of 2 rows of 4 motifs of flower vases and between them garlands with stylized flowers. Chromatics: white, red, green, blue, purple, black, gold.
Provenance: Ciocârlia de Sus, Constanța.
The first half of the 20th century.
Tatar community.
Romanian Peasant Museum (inventory no. Ti3163).
Decorative towel / Tactageauluc.
Rectangular piece of cotton, woven in 2 threads, with oriental embroidery in tinsel. It is made of two wipes folded and sewn together. The decorative field is composed of phytomorphic motifs arranged in 4 rows and floral motifs – stylized flowers and flower pots. Chromatics: white, red, green, blue.
Provenance: Valea Dacilor, Constanța.
The first half of the 20th century.
Tatar community.
The Romanian Peasant Museum (inventory no. Ti3189).
Decorative towel / takta kuteru.
The long towels, 30-40 cm width, are made of white cotton, woven in two threads. The registers with geometric, floral or phytomorphic decorative motifs are spread on the entire surface, according to the principles of alternation and repetition, being delimited by groups of polychrome stripes, of different widths.
Made in the Tatar household.
Material: cotton.
Technique: woven in two threads, edged with a needle.
Use: for the interior decoration of the peasant house, for covering the beam.
The first quarter of the 20th century.
Tatar community.
Museum of Folk Art Constanța (inventory no. 702, 1288, 1780).
Decorative towel / testîmal.
The middle of the towel is decorated with small geometric patterns (rhombiform) chosen from black cotton threads, arranged in parallel rows, equally spaced. The ornament is arranged at the ends, on a single register, the main motif being avimorph (two facing birds) or phytomorph (tree of life, grapevines). At the bottom, the register is bordered by a group of narrow strands. The decoration of the ends is completed with a very narrow lace, crocheted with white cotton, followed by black and red cotton tassels.
Made in the Tatar household.
Material: cotton, tassels.
Technique: woven in two threads, machine-edged, crocheted.
Use: for decorating the interior of the Tatar house.
20th century.
Tatar community.
Museum of Folk Art Constanța (inventory no. 1065, 1074).
Embroidered towel / giuzbez.
The towel is made of cotton cloth woven in two threads and striped. The two ends were joined creating two successive ornamental fields, with rich decoration. The main decorative motifs are either phytomorphic (cypress), flanked by avimorphic motifs (birds) and framed by strings of stylized zoomorphic motifs, or motifs that take the form of a cypress framed by a vase of flowers, a version of the tree of life.
Made in a Tatar household.
Material: cotton, thread.
Technique: woven in two threads, embroidered, scalloped, finished with needle.
Use: for decorating the interior of the Tatar house.
20th century.
Tatar community.
Museum of Folk Art Constanța (inventory no. 587, 591).
Embroidered towel / giuzbez.
The embroidery is made at the ends of a cream colour cotton fabric, which has a simple ornamented means, by threading. The ends were then sewn one after the other to form a compact ornamental field. The vegetal decoration of the two ends is arranged on two registers. The inner register, very wide, is decorated with two flower pots embroidered in green cotton, cyclamen, purple, cherry, orange and black. Two Tatar inscriptions embroidered with black cotton appear between the two pots, one at the top, the other at the bottom of the register. These motifs are associated with unevenly distributed geometric ornaments, embroidered with metallic thread. The lower register shows phytomorphic motifs embroidered with red, blue and black cotton.
Made in the Tatar household.
Material: cotton, metal thread.
Technique: woven in two threads, embroidered according to the drawing, edged with a needle, sewn.
Use: decorating the interior of the Tatar house.
20th century.
Tatar community.
Museum of Folk Art Constanța (inventory no. 669).
Embroidered towel / giuzbez.
The middle of the towel is white, unadorned, the decorative elements being concentrated at the two ends, arranged on three registers. The ornamented ends were joined and sewn one after the other, and then joined together to form a compact ornamental field. The structure of the ornamentation is identical: a register with floral motifs (one, two or five flower pots), a register with the upper part with avimorphic ornament and another, in the upper part with vegetal motif. The decorative elements were embroidered with blue, red, green, cherry, white, black, pink, purple, cyclamen cotton. To these ornaments are added small geometric motifs, sewn with wire.
Made in the Tatar household.
Material: canvas, cotton thread, metal thread.
Technique: embroidered, finished with a needle, scalloped.
Use: decorating the interior of the Tatar house.
The first quarter of the 20th century.
Tatar community.
Museum of Folk Art Constanța (inventory no. 942).
Embroidered towel / giuzbez.
The towel, woven in two threads of white-beige cotton, has the ends decorated with double-sided phytomorphic embroideries, Made on the frame and the middle decorated with stitching with thicker white cotton. The twisted and scalloped edges are marked by a row of small geometric ornaments, embroidered with red, green and black at one end and green, beige and black at the other end. The actual decorative registers present three phytomorphic motifs, the tree of life in the form of a vase of flowers, in two chromatic variants combining beige, green, purple wool with red, green, orange and yellow silk and black cotton. Around them appear small geometric ornaments, embroidered with gold metallic thread.
Made in the Tatar household.
Material: cotton, silk, wool, gold thread.
Technique: weaving in two threads, embroidered on embrodery hoops, festooned.
Use: decorating the interior of the Tatar house.
20th century.
Tatar community.
Museum of Folk Art Constanța (inventory no. 240).
Embroidered towel / giuzbez.
The towel, woven of thin cotton thread, has a simple ornamented middle, by threading, with simple, narrow strips, woven from woolen thread, repeated rhythmically at small and equal distances. The two ends are decorated with floral and phytomorphic ornaments (the main motif is the vine with grapes), embroidered with purple, pink, blue, blue and yellow silk, which are associated with small zoomorphic motifs embroidered with black cotton and blue silk. and small geometric motifs, embroidered with gold metallic thread.
Made in the Tatar household.
Material: cotton, silk, wool, wire.
Technique: weaving in two threads, embroidered on embrodery hoops, scalloped.
Use: decorating the interior of the Tatar house.
20th century.
Tatar community.
Museum of Folk Art Constanța (inventory no. 115).
Towel woven with the Karamani technique / kîbîrîz.
The towel, woven of thin cotton thread, has a simple ornamented middle, by threading, with simple, narrow strips, woven from woolen thread, which is repeated rhythmically at narrow and equal distances. The two ends are decorated with floral and phytomorphic ornaments (the main motif is the grapevines), embroidered with purple, pink, blue, blue and yellow silk, which are associated with small zoomorphic motifs embroidered with black cotton and blue silk, and small geometric motifs, embroidered with gold metallic thread.
Made in the Tatar household.
Material: cotton.
Technique: woven in two threads, Karamani technique chosen over threads, finished with the needle.
Use: decorating the interior of the Tatar house.
19th century.
Tatar community.
Museum of Folk Art Constanța (inventory no. 1297, 1298, 1780).
