Medium:

Handle: red and green tinted bone; blade: steel

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 1.1 x 19.2 x 0.8 cm (7/16 x 7 9/16 x 5/16 in)

Type:

Tool and Equipment

Origin:

Turkey

Date:

18th-19th century

Period:

Ottoman period

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

Exhibition History:

Nasta’liq: The Genius of Persian Calligraphy (September 13, 2014 to May 3, 2015)

Previous custodian or owner:

Sotheby's (London)

Topic:

bone  Search this

Ottoman period (1307 - 1922)  Search this

writing  Search this

Turkey  Search this

Arts of the Islamic World  Search this

Credit Line:

Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

Accession Number:

F1990.26

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

Related Online Resources:

Google Cultural Institute

See more items in:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection

Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3d9019295-01a0-4bfd-8b74-7e0a2a020e60

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_F1990.26