Publication Date
1255 - 1285 AH / 1840 - 1870 AD
Publication Place
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Rietberg Museum
Subject
Paper mache, opaque watercolor, varnish
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
الطول: 21.3 سم، الارتفاع: 3.6 سم، العرض: 3.7 سم
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID
RVA 1023
Record ID
object;EPM;sw;Mus21;17;ar
Library Location
Rietberg Museum
Date
1255 - 1285 AH / 1840 - 1870 AD
Notes
The pen case is decorated with a distinctive ornament consisting of ill-defined leaf-like patterns interwoven together. In its entirety, it reminds us of spiral shapes. Three slightly raised brass-colored cartouches "float" above this greenish-yellow ground. It is filled with wavy decorations resembling the braid shape known to European goldsmiths. As far as we know, Rajab Ali developed this decoration in the first half of the nineteenth century, and Abu Talib later took this style and made it famous. This pen box was probably made by a copyist. According to the inscription on the top, this work was made at the request of a man named Hassan.
Sample Text
Axel Langer "Pencil Case" in Discover Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;sw;Mus21;17;ar
