Harvard Art Museums > 1985.268.A-H: A Turkish Scribe's Kit Artists' Tools Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"A Turkish Scribe's Kit (Unknown Artist) , 1985.268.A-H,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 29, 2023, https://hvrd.art/o/331606. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1985.268.A-H People Unknown Artist Title A Turkish Scribe's Kit Classification Artists' Tools Work Type pen box Date 1757-1774 Places Creation Place: Middle East, Türkiye (Turkey) Period Ottoman period Culture Ottoman Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/331606 Physical Descriptions Medium Silver with gilding and inlaid garnet Dimensions 29.2 cm (11 1/2 in.) Inscriptions and Marks Signed: tughra of Mustapha III Provenance Recorded Ownership History [Abdul Kent, Istanbul Hilton Hotel, 5 December 1968], sold; to Edwin Binney, 3rd, 1968, bequest; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1985. 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 1985.268.A-H Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description A: inkwell, height 5.7 cm B: lacquer pen box, length 29.2 cm C-D: two scissors, length 14.2 cm and 23.5 cm E: mother-of-pearl pen-rest, length 13.3 cm F-H: three knives, length 20 cm, 19.3 cm and 16.8 cm Exhibition History Shadows of God On Earth: Arts of the Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal Dynasties, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 06/21/1997 - 08/31/1997 Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
