A small silk and metal thread curtain for the tomb of the prophet (Hujrat al-qubr al-nabwi al-sharif) in Medina with the tughra of Sultan Mahmud II (r. 1223-55/ 1808-39)

of rectangular form the green silk ground applied with red calligraphic cartouches and roundels, embroidered with silver and silver-gilt metal threads, with a central five-line inscription below three hanging tassels, at the foot the imperial tughra within a ribboned foliate wreath, the ground scattered with further ribbons and scrolls, with an outer border of undulating palmette scrolls and rosette corner pieces

wear and tear to silk ground, the silver and silver-gilt threads recently cleaned, as viewed
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inscriptions
In the top cartouche: ma bayna qabri wa minbari rawda min riyad al-janna
'Between my grave and my pulpit lies a grave from the graves of Paradise'
In the panel: al-salat wa al-salam 'alayka ya khalil allah
'Salutation and Peace be upon you O Friend of God !'
In the two roundels: The shahada
In the panel: Qur'an, surah al-Baqara (II), 255.
In the six small roundels, the names: Abu Bakr, 'Umar, 'Uthma, 'Ali, Hasan and Husayn.
The tughra of Sultan Mahmud (1223-55/1808-39).