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An Ottoman 18th c. Embroidered Wrapping Cloth (Bohça)

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Sale L04626 lot 42

AN OTTOMAN EMBROIDERED WRAPPING CLOTH (BOHÇA), OTTOMAN EMPIRE
London, New Bond Street 3,000—4,000 GBP Session 1
12 Oct 04 2:30 PM
Lot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 4,200 GBP
approximately 121 by 119cm., 4ft. by 3ft. 11in.

18th century
the natural cotton ground worked in polychrome silk couch stitch, all with rows of stylised arcaded vines supporting pots of flowers, within a feathered leaf and flowerhead border
EXHIBITED
Imperial Ottoman Textiles, Colnaghi, London, 1980, no.30
Treasures of Islam, Musée d'art et d'histoire, Geneva, 1985, no.349
LITERATURE AND REFERENCES
King, Donald, Imperial Ottoman Textiles, Colnaghi, London, 1980, pp.54-5, no.30
Geneva 1985, no.349, p.336
CATALOGUE NOTE
The word bohça derives from the arabic word for 'package'. Bohça were used in all aspects of daily life in the Ottoman household, from the protection of household linens and clothing to the ceremonial presentation of gifts.

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