1985.258.1: Chief of the Dwarfs (Goojez Bashi, Cüce Başı)

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1985.258.1

Title

Chief of the Dwarfs (Goojez Bashi, Cüce Başı)

Classification

Albums

Work Type

album folio

Date

c. 1820-1825

Places

Creation Place: Middle East, Türkiye (Turkey)

Period

Ottoman period

Culture

Ottoman

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/215213

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Opaque watercolor on paper

Dimensions

36 x 21.6 cm (14 3/16 x 8 1/2 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

Possibly J.W. Williamson, London, (by 1931). [Sven Gahlin, London, January 1968], sold in Boston; to Edwin Binney, 3rd, 1968, bequest; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1985.

Footnote:
Edwin Binney, "Turkish Treasures From the Collection of Edwin Binney, 3rd", Portland Museum of Art, Portland, Oregon, 1979, p.134.

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

1985.258.1

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Contact

am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Publication History

• Edwin Binney III, Turkish Treasures from the Collection of Edwin Binney, 3rd, exh. cat., Portland Art Museum (Portland, OR, 1979), page 134-135/fijgure 87c

Exhibition History

• The Edwin Binney 3rd Collection of Turkish Art at the Harvard University Art Museums, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 05/16/1987 - 08/02/1987

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