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Ottoman Floor Spread (sofra bezi)

Amir Mohtashemi Ltd.

Date Late 18th - early 19th century

Epoque 1750-1850, 18th century, 19th century

Origine Turkey

Medium Woven silk with silver thread

Dimension 148 cm (58¹/₄ inches)

This circular sofra bezi, or floor spread, is decorated with bouquets of flowers and European-style bows. The centre of the textile is marked by a single blossoming flower, from which four bouquets extend. The remaining space consists of two concentric bands, each filled with evenly spaced bouquets positioned in a clockwise direction. Between the bands are thin chains of single flowers with bows, the outer two running clockwise and the innermost counter-clockwise.
Sofras were traditionally rectangular in shape and used in urban Ottoman households as a dining space on the floor. Trays and stands could then be placed on top for serving food. Circular varieties, sofra bezi, like this example became more commonly used by the mid-late eighteenth century.
Click here for a similar example from the Textile Research Centre, Leiden, Digital Encyclopaedia of Decorative Needlework. See also Mackie, p. 335, fig. 8.53.

Stock no.: A4900

Date: Late 18th - early 19th century

Epoque: 1750-1850, 18th century, 19th century

Origine: Turkey

Medium: Woven silk with silver thread

Dimension: 148 cm (58¹/₄ inches)

Literature: Mackie, L. Symbols of Power: Luxury Textiles from Islamic Lands, 7th-21st century, Cleveland Museum of Art, 2015.

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