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Crutch

Title	Crutch
Publication Date:	1850
Publication Place	Iran (made) -
Subject	Woodwork
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Length: 65.5 cm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	856-1889
Record ID	856-1889
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1850
Notes	Carved wooden crutch, Iran, Qajar period, 1850-89
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Carved, painted and varnished wood; glass insets
Fiziksel açıklama	The shaft is cylindrical in form and fashioned from a single piece of carved wood with diagonally carved lines, painted over in red. The top of the crutch is carved in a subtle âvâ shape with felines (lions?) standing on either end, mouths open and wearing collars of alternating green and red glass insets.

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Crutch

Publication Date 1850

Publication Place Iran (made) -

Subject Woodwork

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Length: 65.5 cm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID 856-1889

Record ID 856-1889

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1850

Notes Carved wooden crutch, Iran, Qajar period, 1850-89

Malzemeler ve teknikler Carved, painted and varnished wood; glass insets

Fiziksel açıklama The shaft is cylindrical in form and fashioned from a single piece of carved wood with diagonally carved lines, painted over in red. The top of the crutch is carved in a subtle âvâ shape with felines (lions?) standing on either end, mouths open and wearing collars of alternating green and red glass insets.