Crutch
| Title | Crutch |
|---|---|
| Publication Date: | 1870 |
| Publication Place | Iran (made) - |
| Subject | Woodwork |
| Type | Other |
| Language | Undetermined |
| Digital | Yes |
| Manuscript | No |
| Physical Dimensions | Length: 60.5cm |
| Library: | Victoria and Albert Museum |
| Library Asset ID | 860-1889 |
| Record ID | 860-1889 |
| Library Location | Middle East Section |
| Date | 1870 |
| Notes | Major R. Murdoch Smith discusses the Iranian town of Abadeh (between Isfahan and Shiraz) as being the main centre of Persian wood carving during the period of 1800-1900. This town was famous for its elaborately carved spoons (qashuq) and small boxes, all made of either pear or lime wood, and carved with a common pocket-knife. |
| Malzemeler ve teknikler | Carved pearwood |
| Fiziksel açıklama | The shaft is cylindrical in form and fashioned from a single piece of varnished pearwood, carved with bands of running floral scrolls arranged vertically around the shaft. The top of the crutch is carved into a triangular shape with a single paisley flower on either end carved in delicate open work patterning. |
