1958.239: Firman Issued by Fath `Ali Shah Qajar
Calligraphy
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1958.239
- Title
- Firman Issued by Fath `Ali Shah Qajar
- Classification
- Calligraphy
- Work Type
- calligraphy
- Date
- 1820-1821
- Places
- Creation Place: Middle East, Iran
- Culture
- Persian
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/216367
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
- Dimensions
- 67.3 x 43.2 cm (26 1/2 x 17 in.)
- Inscriptions and Marks
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- seal: reverse, stamped, Farsi
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of John Goelet
- Accession Year
- 1958
- Object Number
- 1958.239
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
- The firman is dated 1236 H. (1820-1821).
Exhibition History
- Birds, Beasts and Calligraphies, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 06/11/1981 - 09/29/1981
- The Continuous Stroke of a Breath: Calligraphy from the Islamic World, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 12/20/2003 - 07/18/2004
- 32Q: 2550 Islamic, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 04/26/2017 - 11/08/2017
Verification Level
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