Harvard Art Museums > 2004.61: May God give you glory in both worlds Calligraphy Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"May God give you glory in both worlds , 2004.61,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 23, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/57662. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2004.61 Title May God give you glory in both worlds Classification Calligraphy Work Type calligraphy Date 19th century Places Creation Place: Middle East, Türkiye (Turkey) Culture Ottoman Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/57662 Physical Descriptions Medium Composition on horse chestnut leaf Dimensions 21.5 x 10.7 cm (8 7/16 x 4 3/16 in.) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Stuart Cary Welch in memory of Annemarie Schimmel Accession Year 2004 Object Number 2004.61 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 This is an example of a rarefied and extremely painstaking genre of calligraphy in which a dried leaf was used for the support. In this case, the leaf appears to be from a horse chestnut tree. Written in a majestic thuluth, the Arabic inscription is beautifully composed in an oval to fill the lower and broader part of the leaf. Most Ottoman leaf calligraphies employ gold ink. Microscopic examination of this leaf revealed no pigment whatsoever, which may explain its extremely fragile condition. 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
