Publication Date
1208 AH / 1793-1794 AD
Publication Place
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National Museum of Art of Romania
Subject
Gouache and gold on plain paper mounted on wood
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
الطول : 52.4 سم ، العرض : 34.7 سم
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID
12397 / 1054
Record ID
object;EPM;rm;Mus21;19;ar
Library Location
National Museum of Art of Romania
Date
1208 AH / 1793-1794 AD
Notes
One of the most beautiful forms of Ottoman planning, the tughra was placed on all official documents as the emblem of the ruling sultan. It was also stamped on coins and even displayed on separate planning plates. Each Sultan had his own tughra, consisting of his name, his father’s name, and the phrase “Always Muzaffar.” The current painting shows the tughra of Sultan Selim III (1789-1807), son of Sultan Mustafa III (1757-1774), painted in gold. To the right are floral drawings and a lotus flower drawn in an oval frame surrounded by saz leaves. In the upper left corner there is an almost rectangular frame with a saz paper border on one end. The schematic frame in the lower left corner contains the signature of the calligrapher Muhammad Siddiq (died 1836) and the date.
Sample Text
"Tughra sketch painting of Sultan Selim III" in Explore Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;rm;Mus21;19;ar
