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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1960.60
People
Unknown Artist
Title
Romantic Verses, folio from an album made for Shah Jahan
Other Titles
Alternate Title: Page from an Album Made for the Mughal Emperor, Shah Jahan with Calligraphy and Illuminated Border
Classification
Albums
Work Type
album folio
Date
17th century
Places
Creation Place: South Asia, India
Period
Mughal period
Culture
Indian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/216185

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Dimensions
36.9 x 24.5 cm (14 1/2 x 9 5/8 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of John Goelet
Accession Year
1960
Object Number
1960.60
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • 40 Years On... Donations by John Goelet: Sculpture, Paintings and Drawings, Miniatures and Calligraphy, Tankas and Mandala, M. T. Train and Scala Books (New York, NY, 2000), page 147, 233

Exhibition History

  • Birds, Beasts and Calligraphies, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 06/11/1981 - 09/29/1981
  • Sewn Together With Peace of Mind, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 03/29/1997 - 06/08/1997
  • 32Q: 2590 South and Southeast Asia, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 05/14/2015 - 11/03/2015

Verification Level

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