An Ottoman silk and metal-thread embroidered wall hanging with tughra of Sultan Mehmed V (r.1909-18), Turkey, early 20th century

the black silk ground embroidered with silver and silver-gilt metal threads with tughra of Mehmed V surrounded by a laurel wreath, with crossed quivers tied with a ribbon and paired garlands above, framed by calligraphic bands and foliate details on red, green and yellow silk grounds

Condition generally good, on a linen backing, the colours of the silk grounds very bright, very few minor tears in silk ground, few minor dents in metal threads, as viewed.
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inscriptions

In the border cartouches:
Repeat of Qur’an, chapter XXI (al-Anbiya’), verse 107
In the top cartouche: An invocational prayer to the Prophet.
In the lozenge:
al-salam ‘alayka ya khatam al-nabiyyin
‘Peace be upon you O Seal of prophets!’
In the two roundels: The shahada
Above and below the tughra:
amara bi-‘amal hadhihi al-sitara al-mubaraka/al-sultan muhammad al-khamis
‘Sultan Muhammad the Fifth ordered the making of this blessed cover’
With the tughra of the Ottoman Sultan, Muhammad V called Rishad (r. 1909-1918 AD)