Bedcovers composed of three widths of silk, such as this one, were generally embroidered by the bride and formed part of her dowry. After the wedding, they were used on ceremonial occasions and, otherwise, hung on the wall of the bedroom. For example, a post-partum woman received her friends bearing gifts while in bed, the bed covered with a ceremonial textile, such as this one.
The composition, four corner embroideries oriented toward a large centrally-placed design, is typical of Ottoman textiles of the nineteenth century. The border of vines and the scattered floral motifs are also characteristic of the period.