Seated youth holding an album

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Usage Conditions ApplyAt A Glance
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Period
circa 1540 -
Geography
Tabriz, Iran -
Material
Ink on paper -
Dimension
H x W (overall): 25 x 18 cm (9 13/16 x 7 1/16 in) -
Accession Number
S1986.291 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_S1986.291
Object Details
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Artist
Signed by Sayyid Ali (active 1555-1575) -
Description
Detached album folio: Seated youth holding an album (safina)Border: The drawing is set in a faded red inner frame an outer frame with calligraphic panels in Persian black nasta'liq script, mounted on paperboard with floral motifs. -
Inscriptions
Drawing held by the youth: "the slave of his majesty the king, Sayyid-Ali [ibn] Sayyid Muhammad." -
Provenance
From at least 1912Charles Vignier (1863-1934), Paris, from at least 1912 [1]From at least 1913Georges Demotte (1877-1923), Paris, from at least 1913 [2]To 1942Henri Vever (1854-1942), Paris and Noyers, France, to 1942 [3]From 1942 to 1986Family member, Paris and Boulogne, France, by inheritance from Henri Vever, Paris and Noyers, France [4]From 1986Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, purchased from a family member, Paris and Boulogne, France [5]Notes:[1] See Susan Nemazee, "Appendix 7: Chart of Recent Provenance" in An Annotated and Illustrated Checklist of the Vever Collection, Glenn D. Lowry et al (Washington, DC: Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; Seattle and London: University of Washington Press, 1988), p. 408.[2] The object is documented as having appeared in the collection of Georges Demotte by at least March 1913. See citation in note 1.[3] See Glenn D. Lowry et al., An Annotated and Illustrated Checklist of the Vever Collection (Washington, DC: Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; Seattle and London: University of Washington Press, 1988), pp. 300-301, no. 350.[4] See the Agreement for the Purchase and Sale of the Henri Vever Collection of January 9, 1986, Collections Management Office.[5] See note 4. -
Collection
Arthur M. Sackler Collection -
Exhibition History
Le Chant du monde: L'Art de l'Iran safavide, 1501-1736 (October 05, 2007 to January 07, 2008)Arts of Mughal India (2004) (August 21, 2004 to February 6, 2005)A Jeweler's Eye: Islamic Arts of the Book from the Vever Collection (November 20, 1988 to April 30, 1989) -
Previous custodian or owner
Charles Vignier (1863-1934)Georges Demotte (1877-1923)Henri Vever (1854-1942)Francois Mautin (1907-2003) -
Origin
Tabriz, Iran -
Credit Line
Purchase — Smithsonian Unrestricted Trust Funds, Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program, and Dr. Arthur M. Sackler -
Type
Album -
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