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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1984.542
Title
Illustrated Treatise on Elephants Written in Thai Language and Script
Classification
Manuscripts
Work Type
manuscript
Date
early 19th century
Places
Creation Place: Southeast Asia, Thailand
Culture
Thai
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/201513

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Two-sided, horizontal, accordion-fold manuscript; ink, color and gold on paper
Dimensions
closed: H. 8.3 × L. 36.5 × D. 2.5 cm (3 1/4 × 14 3/8 × 4 15/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Sukhotai Antiques, Bangkok

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Philip Hofer
Accession Year
1984
Object Number
1984.542
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Henry Ginsburg, Thai Manuscript Painting, British Library (London, 1989), pp. 40-41, Pl. 11

Verification Level

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