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PERSIAN & ISLAMIC ART:
THE COLLECTION OF THE BERKELEY TRUST
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.
JBOC Comments:
Seen on www.Sothebys.com
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Copyright
Barry O'Connell 2004 - 2009.
Last revised:
May 05, 2009.
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