AN OTTOMAN SILK VELVET AND METAL THREAD COVERLET OR HANGING with the tughra of Mahmud II (r.1808-39), TURKEY, 19TH CENTURY

of square form, the purple silk ground embroidered with gilt metal threads, decorated with pseudo-inscriptions and foliate bands, enclosing the central tughra of Mahmud II above tasselled roses flanked by star and crescent motifs, the corners with intricate vase-form sprays interspersed with garlands and star-shaped flowerheads, with an outer border of arched foliate scrolls, mounted on a stretcher

In fair overall condition, velvet worn, mainly to foundation, with some consolidation and couching to ground, metal thread embroidery mainly in good condition, some losses to area with surface staining in left hand upper quadrant, colours still bright, as viewed.
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