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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1985.318.A
Title
Panel of Three Tiles with Inscription in a cartouche and floral motifs
Classification
Architectural Elements
Work Type
architectural element
Date
1637-1638
Places
Creation Place: Middle East, Syria, Damascus
Period
Ottoman period
Culture
Syrian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/215910

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Fritware
Technique
Underglazed
Dimensions
H. 19 × W. 10.5 × D. 2 cm (7 1/2 × 4 1/8 × 13/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Possibly from Abrami Collection. Edwin Binney, 3rd, 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.220-223.

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
1985.318.A
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), 220-1 (Ceramic 12)
  • Jessica Chloros, "An Investigation of Cobalt Pigment on Islamic Ceramics at the Harvard Art Museums" (thesis (certificate in conservation), Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies, 2008), Unpublished, pp. 1-41 passim

Verification Level

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