Pen Box with Foliate and Floral Scrolls in Gold
Artists' Tools19th century

Pen Box with Foliate and Floral Scrolls in Gold

1886-1887

Artists

Sayyid Baqir MuzahhibArtist

Description

Cover and sliding compartment with rounded ends. The top and sides are covered in a gold arabesque painted on a black background. On the base, gold flowers are painted on a red background.

Classification
Artists' Tools
Medium
Opaque watercolor, gold-colored pigments, and lacquer on pasteboard
Period
Qajar period
Century
19th century
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art

Dimensions

3.6 × 3.8 × 22.3 cm (1 7/16 × 1 1/2 × 8 3/4 in.)

Provenance

Ezzat-Malek Soudavar, Geneva, Switzerland (by 2014), by descent; to her son Abolala Soudavar, Houston, Texas (2014), gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2014. Note: Ezzat-Malek Soudavar (1913-2014) formed this collection over a period of sixty years. She purchased the works of art on the international art market.

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