Bookbinding, Iran, dated 1860
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
dated 1860
Bookbinding in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (accession 1977.392.4a, b), catalogued by the museum's Islamic Art department. The museum dates it dated 1860 and records its origin as Iran. The museum records the medium as Pasteboard and leather; painted and lacquered and the dimensions as H. 11 in. (27.9 cm) W. 17 1/8 in. (43.5 cm). Subject tags assigned by the museum: Animals, Men, Hunting, Dogs, Horses. These details are transcribed from the museum's open-access record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
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- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Pasteboard and leather; painted and lacquered
- Dimensions
- H. 11 in. (27.9 cm) W. 17 1/8 in. (43.5 cm)
Technical characteristics
- Classification
- Codices
- Place recorded
- Iran
Identification
- Met object id
- 452839
- Museum object name
- Bookbinding
- Museum object number
- 1977.392.4a, b
Catalogue references
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