An Ottoman Red-Ground Silk And Metal-Thread Textile Panel, Turkey or Egypt, Dated 1911

of rectangular form, the silk red-ground embroidered with silver-gilt metal thread, with a calligraphic inscription framed in a lobed cartouche

Overall in very good condition. some very minor loose metal thread, on modern backing, as viewed.
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Made in 1911, this gold embroidery was a gift to Mr Charles R. Crane, the philanthropical American Arabist who helped finance the first explorations for oil in Saudi Arabia and Yemen, from Gafa'ar Wali Pasha, whose family who for generations made both the sacred carpet used in Mecca and also the red cover for the sacred tomb in Medina. The inscription includes the name of both the giver and Mr Crane, with the customary salutations and honorifics.