تاريخ النشر
1880
مكان النشر
Iran (made) -
الموضوع
Woodwork
النوع
أخرى
اللغة
غير محدد
رقمي
نعم
مخطوط
لا
الأبعاد الفيزيائية
Length: 28.5 cm, Height: 11.1 cm, Depth: 19.6 cm
المكتبة
Victoria and Albert Museum
معرف أصل المكتبة
874:1-1889
رقم السجل
874:1-1889
موقع المكتبة
Middle East Section
التاريخ
1880
ملاحظات
The fine openwork patterning can be found on a variety of Iranian wood objects, including spoons, the handles of dervish bowls, boxes, and Quran stands. Many of the Iranian wooden objects during the nineteenth century were manufactured in the large town of Abadeh, which was known for its fine wood production. This box would have been made from a variety of carving tools, the most unusual one being a file or saw, known in Persian as a marpa. The lattice work pattern would have been achieved by first drilling the pattern with a fiddle drill, before removing the remaining wood with a coarser marpa, and finally piercing the remaining wood with a very fine marpa. The process was time consuming and required both a steady and delicate hand.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Carved pearwood; painted
Parçalar
Box, Fragment
Fiziksel açıklama
Wooden box (probably pear wood), rectangular in shape, with a removable lid. The four sides and the top of the lid are carved in an openwork pattern of repeated geometric motifs and stylised flowers, set into solid wood panels and painted in red. The lid is painted with red and yellow floral sprays emerging from a double handle vase, set within a large polylobed medallion. A fine trefoil pattern decorates the outer most edge of the lid. The box stands upon a tri-lobed bass. Brass fittings and fixtures secure the box and lid.
