Folio from a Hadith manuscript with facing folio of marbling paper

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1985.291.2
Title: Folio from a Hadith manuscript with facing folio of marbling paper
Classification: Manuscripts
Work Type: manuscript folio
Date: 17th-18th century
Places: Creation Place: Middle East
Period: Ottoman period
Culture: Ottoman?
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/169223

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Dimensions: 23.7 x 17.1 cm (9 5/16 x 6 3/4 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: [Ahuan Gallery, London, 18 May 1984], sold; to Edwin Binney, 3rd, 1984, 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: 1985.291.2
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Calligraphy copied by Sheyh Hamdullah

The facing folio of marbling paper is numbered 1985.291.1.

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