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Turkish, Turkey Istanbul Bursa

Bohça (wrapping cloth), 1600s or early 1700s

Description

Maker

  • Unknown

Culture

Turkish

Title

Bohça (wrapping cloth)

Year

1600s or early 1700s

Medium

Linen, silk; plain weave, embroidery (5/1 running stitch)

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • silk,
  • linen

Techniques

  • pattern darning,
  • plain weave,
  • embroidery,
  • embroidering,
  • embroidered,
  • running stitch,
  • darning stitch

Dimensions

Length: 114.3 cm (45 inches)

Place

Turkey; Istanbul; Bursa

Type

  • Textiles

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Robert Fairbank and Mrs. Donald Crafts

Object Number

1988.096.44

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

The Needle's Excellence

March 24 - June 18, 2000

Turkish Towels

July 9 - October 10, 1993

Use

The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in the public domain (CC0 1.0). This object is Bohça (wrapping cloth) with the accession number of 1988.096.44. To request high-resolution files or new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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