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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1958.239
Title
Firman Issued by Fath `Ali Shah Qajar
Classification
Calligraphy
Work Type
calligraphy
Date
1820-1821
Places
Creation Place: Middle East, Iran
Culture
Persian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/216367

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Dimensions
67.3 x 43.2 cm (26 1/2 x 17 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • seal: reverse, stamped, Farsi

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of John Goelet
Accession Year
1958
Object Number
1958.239
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
The firman is dated 1236 H. (1820-1821).

Exhibition History

  • Birds, Beasts and Calligraphies, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 06/11/1981 - 09/29/1981
  • The Continuous Stroke of a Breath: Calligraphy from the Islamic World, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 12/20/2003 - 07/18/2004
  • 32Q: 2550 Islamic, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 04/26/2017 - 11/08/2017

Verification Level

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