Basım Tarihi
1860
Basım Yeri
Iran -
Tür
Diğer
Dil
Belirlenmemiş dil
Dijital
Evet
Yazma
Hayır
Fiziksel Boyutlar
Length: 47cm
(Note: When stand is closed), Width: 17cm
Kütüphane
Victoria and Albert Museum
Demirbaş Numarası
880-1889
Kayıt Numarası
880-1889
Lokasyon
Middle East Section
Tarih
1860
Notlar
The fine openwork patterning on this Quran stand can be found on a variety of Iranian wood objects, including spoons, the handles of dervish bowls, and boxes. Many of the wooden objects during the nineteenth century were manufactured in the large town of Abadeh, which was known for its fine wood production. This stand would have been made from a variety of carving techniques and tools, the most unusual one being a file or saw, known in Persian as a marpa. The lattice work pattern would have been achieved by first drilling the pattern with a fiddle drill, before removing the remaining wood with a coarser marpa, and finally piercing the remaining wood with a very fine marpa. The process was time consuming and required both a steady and delicate hand.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Carved wood; pierced; painted; lacquered
Fiziksel açıklama
Qur'an stand composed of two leaves hinged together, each rectangular above and shaped below into a foliated arch, decorated on both leaves with pierced geometric ornamentation surrounded along the edges a painted border of gold floral sprays against a lacquered black background.