Illuminated firman (royal decree) with ornamental tughra of Sultan Ahmed III (r.1703-1730)
1721
Dimensions
124 x 50.2 cm (48 13/16 x 19 3/4 in.) frame: 162.6 x 66 x 4.8 cm (64 x 26 x 1 7/8 in.)
Provenance
[Joseph Soustiel, Paris, summer 1968], sold; to Edwin Binney, 3rd, 1968, bequest; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1985.
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