AN OTTOMAN SILK WRAPPING CLOTH BOCHA, TURKEY, 19TH CENTURY

Reference: ART3001786

A cloth bohca of square form, elegantly and densely embroidered in gilt threads wit foliage. The corners with classic scrolls of interlocking flowers and arabesque, all over a cream white 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 travelling cushion. 112 by 102 cm.