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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1958.236
People
Calligraphy by 'Abbas Nuri, Persian
Title
Verses Praising the Beloved's Beauty, written for Fath `Ali Shah, folio from an album
Classification
Albums
Work Type
album folio
Date
c. 1820-1834
Places
Creation Place: Middle East, Iran
Culture
Persian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/201590

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Dimensions
28.8 x 16.2 cm (11 5/16 x 6 3/8 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of John Goelet
Accession Year
1958
Object Number
1958.236
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Anthony Welch, Calligraphy in the Arts of the Muslim World, University of Tennessee Press (Austin, TX, 1979), page 162-163/figure 68

Exhibition History

  • Calligraphy in the Arts of the Muslim World, Asia House, 01/11/1979 - 03/11/1979; Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, 04/17/1979 - 05/27/1979; Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, 06/28/1979 - 08/12/1979; Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 09/14/1979 - 10/28/1979

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