Publication Date
autograph: 1780-1787
Publication Place
Museum für Asiatische Kunst, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz -
Museum für Asiatische Kunst, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz
Type
Book
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Pages Count
16
Physical Dimensions
46.0 x 62.5 cm
Library
Qalamos
Library Asset ID
I 5005
Record ID
DEMUS019014Book_manuscript_00000003
Library Location
Museum für Asiatische Kunst, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz
Date
autograph: 1780-1787
Notes
binding missing — margins with floral decoration — black — paper — The album was produced for Antoine-Louis-Henri Polier de Bottens (1741–1795) between
1780 and 1787 in Lucknow (Awadh, today's Uttar Pradesh). After a stay of 30 years
in India, Polier returned to Europe, embarking from Calcutta (Kolkata) in January
1788. The floral decoration of the margins is typical of Polier's workshop in Lucknow. The
calligraphic pieces are dated 1195/1780-81, 1196/1781-82, and 1199/1784-85. They are
partly signed by contemporary calligraphers such as Muhammad ʿAli (active in Lucknow
between ca. 1760-1795). A similar album is the so called Lady Coote Album, a gift by Polier to Lady Coote
(born Susanna Hutchinson, d. 1812), the wife of Sir Eyre Coote (1726-1783).
Sınıf numarası
I 5005
Koleksiyon
Museum für Asiatische Kunst, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz
Editör
Weis
Lisans
CC0 1.0
Düzenleme durumu
finished
