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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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