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Pen box (qalamdan)

العنوان	Pen box (qalamdan)
تاريخ النشر:	1850
مكان النشر	Iran (made) Isfahan (made) -
الموضوع	Lacquerware
النوع	أخرى
اللغة	غير محدد
رقمي	نعم
مخطوط	لا
الأبعاد الفيزيائية	Length: 23.6cm, Width: 4cm
المكتبة:	Victoria and Albert Museum
معرف أصل المكتبة	850:1, 2-1889
رقم السجل	850:1, 2-1889
موقع المكتبة	Middle East Section
التاريخ	1850
ملاحظات	The primary function of a pen box (qalamdan) was as a writing implement - made of papier mache, wood or other materials, including precious metals â intended to hold a number of tools associated with the art and act of writing, including reed pens, an inkwell, liqah (a cotton wool substance used to absorb excess ink), a penknife, a qatâzan (a flat resting board made of horn), a whetstone, a small spoon, and a pair of scissors. These accessories were considered essential elements for a scribe. The box that kept these elements was deemed, by association, as important as the person who handled its contents, with the quality of the boxâs decoration directly reflecting the status of the scribe or patron. Pen boxes were carried by penmen of all ranks, often tucked into the shawls tied around their waists, symbolising a badge of their trade. So esteemed was the pen box that even Shahs commissioned them; these rare examples are confirmed by their inscriptions. The earliest specimens of this type date from the reign of Shah Sulayman Safavi (1664-95), but later Qajar examples commissioned by members of high bureaucracy also exist throughout the nineteenth century.
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Lacquered and painted papier-mache Pasteboard Painting
Parçalar	Pen Case, Lid
Fiziksel açıklama	Oblong shaped pen box with rounded ends, made of lacquered paste-board. Around the side is a continual frieze of oval medallions, each depicting a different seated dervish or Sufi pir, with an accompanying caption in Persian.
Üslup	Qajar

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Pen box (qalamdan)

تاريخ النشر 1850

مكان النشر Iran (made) Isfahan (made) -

الموضوع Lacquerware

النوع أخرى

اللغة غير محدد

رقمي نعم

مخطوط لا

الأبعاد الفيزيائية Length: 23.6cm, Width: 4cm

المكتبة Victoria and Albert Museum

معرف أصل المكتبة 850:1, 2-1889

رقم السجل 850:1, 2-1889

موقع المكتبة Middle East Section

التاريخ 1850

ملاحظات The primary function of a pen box (qalamdan) was as a writing implement - made of papier mache, wood or other materials, including precious metals â intended to hold a number of tools associated with the art and act of writing, including reed pens, an inkwell, liqah (a cotton wool substance used to absorb excess ink), a penknife, a qatâzan (a flat resting board made of horn), a whetstone, a small spoon, and a pair of scissors. These accessories were considered essential elements for a scribe. The box that kept these elements was deemed, by association, as important as the person who handled its contents, with the quality of the boxâs decoration directly reflecting the status of the scribe or patron. Pen boxes were carried by penmen of all ranks, often tucked into the shawls tied around their waists, symbolising a badge of their trade. So esteemed was the pen box that even Shahs commissioned them; these rare examples are confirmed by their inscriptions. The earliest specimens of this type date from the reign of Shah Sulayman Safavi (1664-95), but later Qajar examples commissioned by members of high bureaucracy also exist throughout the nineteenth century.

Malzemeler ve teknikler Lacquered and painted papier-mache Pasteboard Painting

Parçalar Pen Case, Lid

Fiziksel açıklama Oblong shaped pen box with rounded ends, made of lacquered paste-board. Around the side is a continual frieze of oval medallions, each depicting a different seated dervish or Sufi pir, with an accompanying caption in Persian.

Üslup Qajar