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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1985.237
Title
A youthful warrior fights a dragon that has wrapped itself around his body
Classification
Albums
Work Type
album folio
Date
c. 1600
Places
Creation Place: Middle East
Period
Ottoman period
Culture
Ottoman
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/215843

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Watercolor, opaque on paper
Dimensions
15.1 x 8.9 cm (5 15/16 x 3 1/2 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[Possibly Charles Vignier, Paris, (early 20th century)]. [Kirkor Minassian, Paris or New York (by 1943?)], by descent; [Adrienne Minassian, New York (1945?- 30 April 1974)], sold; to Edwin Binney, 3rd 1974, 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. 81

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
1985.237
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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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 80-81/figure 49

Exhibition History

  • Sewn Together With Peace of Mind, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 03/29/1997 - 06/08/1997

Verification Level

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