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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1985.339
People
Unknown Artist
Title
Wood Panel of Calligraphy
Classification
Calligraphy
Work Type
calligraphy
Date
1758-1759
Places
Creation Place: Middle East
Period
Ottoman period
Culture
Ottoman
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/215913

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Pigment and gold on wood
Dimensions
84.5 x 29 cm (33 1/4 x 11 7/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: Signed by the scribe Mustafa of Edirneve

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[Soustiel, Paris, May 1977], sold; to Edwin Binney, 3rd, 1977, bequest; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1985.

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
1985.339
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 234-235/figure 1

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
  • Enter Ye the Garden: Prayer Rugs of Islam, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 05/26/1989 - 08/20/1989

Verification Level

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