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Title	Shopfront
Publication Date:	1800
Publication Place	Egypt (made) Cairo (made) -
Subject	Africa Islam Woodwork
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Height: 147cm, Width: 64.8cm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	1453:1-1871
Record ID	1453:1-1871
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1800
Notes	Shop front carved of wood, fitted into pieces forming a geometric pattern, Egypt, Cairo, Ottoman period, 1800-99
İlişki	Greville John Chester
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Carved wood
Parçalar	Shopfront, Shopfront, Shopfront, Shopfront, Fragment, Arch, Panel, Arcading
Fiziksel açıklama	Large rectangular shaped shop front of a chemist's or barber shop, carved into two sections adjoined in the middle: the left side consists of a large horse shoe arch with a small turned screen (mashrebiyya) window above and small square panels; on either side of the arch is a carved floral spray. The right side of the shop front has a smaller carved window with a polylobed arch, decorated with square and rectangular shaped panels at the top and bottom of the window, and a row of small balustrades. A thin border of spiral bands decorates the outer edge of the entire shop front.

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Shopfront

Publication Date 1800

Publication Place Egypt (made) Cairo (made) -

Subject Africa Islam Woodwork

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Height: 147cm, Width: 64.8cm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID 1453:1-1871

Record ID 1453:1-1871

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1800

Notes Shop front carved of wood, fitted into pieces forming a geometric pattern, Egypt, Cairo, Ottoman period, 1800-99

İlişki Greville John Chester

Malzemeler ve teknikler Carved wood

Parçalar Shopfront, Shopfront, Shopfront, Shopfront, Fragment, Arch, Panel, Arcading

Fiziksel açıklama Large rectangular shaped shop front of a chemist's or barber shop, carved into two sections adjoined in the middle: the left side consists of a large horse shoe arch with a small turned screen (mashrebiyya) window above and small square panels; on either side of the arch is a carved floral spray. The right side of the shop front has a smaller carved window with a polylobed arch, decorated with square and rectangular shaped panels at the top and bottom of the window, and a row of small balustrades. A thin border of spiral bands decorates the outer edge of the entire shop front.