Knife

Object Details

• Provenance

  To 1990

  Sotheby’s, London. [1]

  From 1990

  Freer Gallery of Art, purchased at auction, “Islamic Works of Art,” Sotheby’s, London, April 25, 1990, lot no. 149. [2]

  Notes:

  [1] Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List after 1920 file, Collections Management Office.

  [2] See note 1.

• Collection

  Freer Gallery of Art Collection

• Previous custodian or owner

  Sotheby's (London)

• Origin

  Turkey

• Credit Line

  Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

• Type

  Tool and Equipment

• Restrictions and Rights

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  1700s, 1890s

• Name

  Sotheby's (London)

• Topic

  Art, Inlay (process), Ottoman period (1307 - 1922), Writing, Arts of the Islamic World

• Culture

  Muslims, Turks

• Object Type

  Tools and equipment