AN OTTOMAN EMBROIDERED RED BOHCA, TURKEY 19TH CENTURY

Reference: ART3005102

An Ottoman embroidered wrapping cloth bohca, Of rectangular form, emroidered in gilt threads a central roundel enclosing the tughra of Abdulhamid surrounded by cartouches of calligraphies in Ottoman Arabic script on a deep red silk ground. In Ottoman society, a bohca was used as a wrapping cloth. Some were used to wrap domestic items in and others were used as a traveling cushion. 120 by 110 cm.