Crutch
| Title | Crutch |
|---|---|
| Publication Date: | 1800 |
| Publication Place | Iran (made) - |
| Subject | Woodwork |
| Type | Other |
| Language | Undetermined |
| Digital | Yes |
| Manuscript | No |
| Physical Dimensions | Length: 48cm |
| Library: | Victoria and Albert Museum |
| Library Asset ID | 738-1876 |
| Record ID | 738-1876 |
| Library Location | Middle East Section |
| Date | 1800 |
| Notes | Carved wooden crutch, Iran, Qajar period, 1800-50 |
| Malzemeler ve teknikler | Carved wood |
| Fiziksel açıklama | The shaft is cylindrical in form and fashioned from a single piece of dark wood carved with horizontal bands of stylised leaves or âscalesâ decreasing in size as the shaft tapers towards the top, terminating in a âvâ shaped handle with a single horse head in profile at each end, the eyes inlaid with bone and the manes decorated with floral scrolls. The other end terminates in a double bulbous base carved with acanthus leaves. |
