Publication Date
Approximately 1300 AH / approximately 1900 AD
Publication Place
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Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia
Subject
Wood, ivory, glass, fabric, velvet, beads, tortoise shell, brass, iron, rubies, carving, joining, riveting and grooved, welding, stone setting, drilling, weaving, hammering, metal decoration with engravings and bending.
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
125×61×58 سم
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID
2011.10.1
Record ID
object;EPM;my;Mus21;44;ar
Library Location
Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia
Date
Approximately 1300 AH / approximately 1900 AD
Notes
Ivory armchairs engraved with patterns of flowers and leaves, as well as fairy/mythical beasts and birds, featuring a mirrored central frame with a dotted tortoise shell over multiple perforated armrests, a background decorated with jewelry-like metal elements, a seat on solid front legs of fluted ivory, and forward-slanting back legs carried by engraved peacocks painted in brass and gold, with mechanical springs that form a flap of wings when placed. Weight on her back. But the association of peacocks with thrones goes back to Shah Jahan’s famous peacock-shaped throne, which was made in 1635 AD.
Sample Text
"Armchairs" within Discover Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;my;Mus21;44;ar
