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Bohça [Handkerchief]
Turkish for export
early 18th century
Object Place: Turkey
Medium/Technique
Silk; embroidery: silk on sheer silk ground
Dimensions
Overall: 87 x 84.5 cm (34 1/4 x 33 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Harriet Otis Cruft Fund
Accession Number1988.100
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionFloral motifs and arabesques embroidered in polychrome silk on sheer silk ground; design worked in extremely fine stitches along borders. Condition: Embroidery is in very good condition, sheer silk ground fabric is fragile and splitting in several places, especially in center.
ProvenanceMade for export