Title: Curtain for the Minbar (Pulpit) of the Holy Sanctuary at Mecca
Date: AH 1365 (AD 1946)
Location: Dar al-Kiswah, Cairo, Egypt
Materials: silk, embroidered in silver and silver-gilt wire over cotton thread padding
Dimensions: 212 x 125cm
Accession Number: TXT 503
Other Notes:
This is an exceptionally fine example of the high quality of embroidery produced by the craftsmen of Dar al-Kiswah in the mid 20th century. Very few of the curtains made for the Meccan minbar survive, and none of the known examples predates the early 20th century.
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