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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1958.186
People
Calligraphy by Mustafa, Ottoman
Title
Calligrapher's License, folio from an album
Other Titles
Alternate Title: SAYINGS OF ALI
Classification
Albums
Work Type
album folio
Date
1764
Places
Creation Place: Middle East, Türkiye (Turkey)
Period
Ottoman period
Culture
Ottoman
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/212671

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Dimensions
folio: 17.7 x 24.1 cm (6 15/16 x 9 1/2 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of John Goelet
Accession Year
1958
Object Number
1958.186
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • 40 Years On... Donations by John Goelet: Sculpture, Paintings and Drawings, Miniatures and Calligraphy, Tankas and Mandala, M. T. Train and Scala Books (New York, NY, 2000), page 145, 231-232

Exhibition History

  • Line and Space: Calligraphies from Medieval Islam, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 04/02/1984 - 05/28/1984
  • The Enlightened Eye: Gifts from John Goelet, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 02/12/2000 - 05/07/2000

Verification Level

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