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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1985.258.1
Title
Chief of the Dwarfs (Goojez Bashi, Cüce Başı)
Classification
Albums
Work Type
album folio
Date
c. 1820-1825
Places
Creation Place: Middle East, Türkiye (Turkey)
Period
Ottoman period
Culture
Ottoman
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/215213

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Opaque watercolor on paper
Dimensions
36 x 21.6 cm (14 3/16 x 8 1/2 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Possibly J.W. Williamson, London, (by 1931). [Sven Gahlin, London, January 1968], sold in Boston; to Edwin Binney, 3rd, 1968, bequest; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1985.

Footnote:
Edwin Binney, "Turkish Treasures From the Collection of Edwin Binney, 3rd", Portland Museum of Art, Portland, Oregon, 1979, p.134.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, The Edwin Binney, 3rd Collection of Turkish Art at the Harvard Art Museums
Accession Year
1985
Object Number
1985.258.1
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Edwin Binney III, Turkish Treasures from the Collection of Edwin Binney, 3rd, exh. cat., Portland Art Museum (Portland, OR, 1979), page 134-135/fijgure 87c

Exhibition History

  • The Edwin Binney 3rd Collection of Turkish Art at the Harvard University Art Museums, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 05/16/1987 - 08/02/1987

Verification Level

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