on Mar 10, 2016
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| Measurements | Width of woven silver belt – 1 5/8" | | Weight on postal scale | 265 grams | It is made of woven silver mesh with reinforcing silver stitches to maintain the integrity for several more centuries
The few belts made of the same materials and in the same woven silver mesh are mentioned by their owners as being from around 1800 and made to the Ottoman standard of solid silver
Turkish silver of that era was usually made from ingots bought in Europe
This is a antique 19th century Turkish Ottoman belt made of silver
Full length of belt with buckle – 37″
Length from buckle fastener to holes – 30″ , 32.5", 35.5"
1209 State Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101
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