Bugzhoma or Bedding Ornament, Uzbekistan

Blue cloth with a corner of black-ringed medallions and a scatter of small blooms.

This bugzhoma, or bedding ornament is from Uzbekistan, and dates to the 20th century. It is embroidered cotton. Cotton cloth worked with silk or cotton thread is typical of Central Asian embroidery, which often favors bold floral and geometric patterns in strong color. On inspection, a roughly square textile with one rounded corner and a long fringe in red and brown along two sides. A border of large round embroidered medallions in red, black, and yellow runs in an L shape. Smaller flowers fill the inner corner. The blue field is lightly stained. It is 36 inches wide.

A bold corner garden on a calm blue lawn.