An opaque watercolor painting of a woman crouched down on one knee and wearing blue. She holds a small cup in one of her hands. She is framed by a white rectangle, which is inside a larger yellow rectangle. The entire framing rectangles are decorated with a small, golden pattern.
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An opaque watercolor painting of a woman who is crouched down on her left knee. She wears a long blue garment with a yellow belt that covers her legs and arms. Her black hair is shown down around her face. She is shown on a tan background. She faces to the viewer’s left and her right knee points up behind the left. She holds a small cup in her left hand and her right hand rests on her right knee. She is shown on the bottom-right and framed by a white rectangle, which is inside a larger yellow rectangle. The entire framing rectangles are decorated with a small, golden pattern.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
1940.151
Title
Young Woman Kneeling and Holding a Wine Cup
Classification
Albums
Work Type
album folio
Date
16th century
Period
Ottoman period
Culture
Ottoman
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/216590

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of John Warrington
Accession Year
1940
Object Number
1940.151
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Marianna Shreve Simpson, Arab and Persian Painting in the Fogg Art Museum, Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1980), p. 119

Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 3620 University Study Gallery, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 08/31/2019 - 01/08/2020

Verification Level

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