Folio of calligraphy
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Period
17th century -
Geography
Iran -
Material
Ink and gold on paper -
Dimension
H x W: 16.9 x 9.3 cm (6 5/8 x 3 11/16 in) -
Accession Number
F1907.156 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1907.156
Object Details
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Description
Page of calligraphy; text: Persian in black nasta'liq script written in cloud bands on cream-tinted paper; verso: text, Sincere advice from a father to his son, one column, six lines; stamp; recto: blank.Border: The text is set in gold and black rulings and is mounted on blue-green paper board with both floral and animal motifs. -
Marks
Verso: Russian stamp on bottom left of outer margin. -
Provenance
To 1907Dikran G. Kelekian (1868-1951), Cairo, Egypt, Paris, France, and New York to 1907 [1]From 1907 to 1919Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Dikran G. Kelekian, New York, in 1907 [2]From 1920Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]Notes:[1] See Original List of Persian and Indian Drawings, pg. 106, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. See also, F1907.155, Curatorial Remark 10, Debra Diamond, February 3, 2011, in the object record.[2] See note 1.[3] The original deed of Charles Lang Freer's gift was signed in 1906. The collection was received in 1920 upon the completion of the Freer Gallery. -
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection -
Exhibition History
Near Eastern Pottery and Persian Painting (May 2, 1923 to March 14, 1931) -
Previous custodian or owner
Dikran Garabed Kelekian (1868-1951) (C.L. Freer source)Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919) -
Origin
Iran -
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer -
Type
Manuscript -
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