CalligraphyOttoman19th century

Inscription with Architectural and Floral Motifs

late 19th century

Classification

Calligraphy

Medium

Painted wood panel with leather trim

Culture

Ottoman

Period

Ottoman period

Century

19th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art

Dimensions

20.5 x 38.1 cm (8 1/16 x 15 in.)

Provenance

[Adrienne Minassian, New York, April 1974], sold; to Edwin Binney, 3rd, 1974, bequest; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1985.

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