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Writing box with utensils, decorated with photographs of Nasir a-Din Shah, his court, and views of Paris and Tehran

Catalog Data

Medium:
Lacquered and gilded wood with applied photographs and silver fittings
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 11.1 × 30.8 × 10.3 cm (4 3/8 × 12 1/8 × 4 1/16 in)
Type:
Container
Origin:
Iran
Date:
1860-1865
Period:
Qajar period
Collection:
National Museum of Asian Art Collection
Exhibition History:
The Prince and the Shah: Royal Portraits from Qajar Iran (February 24 to August 5, 2018)
Topic:
lacquer  Search this
Qajar period (1779 - 1925)  Search this
Iran  Search this
shah  Search this
Arts of the Islamic World  Search this
calligraphy  Search this
paper scissors  Search this
cityscape  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — funds provided by the Friends of the National Museum of Asian Art
Accession Number:
S2014.11.1
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/ye3eec13e3f-a481-49bf-adb8-4a1eb6522281
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_S2014.11.1