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Penholder ("kalam") and Reed Pen   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Anonymous (Turkey)Unknown author
Title
Penholder ("kalam") and Reed Pen
Description
English: This pen ("kalam") holder is part of a Turkish hunting set. It has an all-over floral design winding spirally from the top to the bottom. The piece is studded with rubies and emeralds. In the top are large emeralds. The piece has a reed nib, and fits into a pen box (Walters 51.78) and a gun (Walters 51.84).
Date 18th century
date QS:P571,+1750-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
Medium gilded metal, reed tip, emeralds, rubies (or spinels)
Dimensions L: 5 5/8 x Diam: 3/8 in. (14.29 x 0.95 cm)
institution QS:P195,Q210081
Accession number
51.87
Place of creation Turkey
Object history
  • R. S. Pardo, Constantinople [date and mode of acquistion unknown]
  • Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1903 [mode of acquistion unknown]
  • 1931: bequeathed to Walters Art Museum by Henry Walters
Exhibition history Poetry and Prayer: Islamic Manuscripts from the Walters Art Museum. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. 2010.
Credit line Acquired by Henry Walters, 1903
Source Walters Art Museum: Home page  Info about artwork
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