Bookbinding (Jild-i kitab), Iran, 19th century
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
19th century
Bookbinding (Jild-i kitab) in The Metropolitan Museum of Art (accession 91.1.744), dated 19th century; museum culture/maker: Iran. Museum object record; the wider type is not yet verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 4
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Materials
- Pasteboard; painted and lacquered
- Dimensions
- Cover a: H. 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm) W. 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm) Cover a (Including spine): H. 5 3/4 in.(14.6 cm) W. 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm) Cover b: H. 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm) W. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm) Cover b (Including spine): H. 5 3/4 (14.6 cm) W. 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm)
Identification
- Museum attribution
- Iran
- Museum object name
- Bookbinding
- Museum object number
- 91.1.744
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: confirm the wider type, maker and date against a specialist reference.