album; calligraphy

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Object Type: album; calligraphy
Museum number: 1920,0917,0.88.1
Description: Album leaf. Hawking. Man on horse with hawk. On paper. According to reg' falcon. Verso - calligraphy.
School/style
Cultures/periods
Production date: 18thC(early)
Findspot: Found/Acquired: India
Materials
Dimensions: Height: 36 centimetres (full page); Height: 23 centimetres (image); Height: 55.80 centimetres (mounted royal); Width: 27.20 centimetres (full page); Width: 14.20 centimetres (image); Width: 40.40 centimetres (mounted royal)
Bibliographic references
Location: Not on display
Exhibition history: Exhibited: 2012 24 May - 30 Sep, London, BM, 'The horse: from Arabia to Royal Ascot'
Subjects: equestrian; calligraphy; bird; hunting/shooting
Acquisition name: Transferred from: British Library; Purchased from: B Zuasitch
Previous owner: Previous owner/ex-collection: Col Anthony Polier; Previous owner/ex-collection: W Bechford
Acquisition date: 1920
Acquisition notes: Transferred from the Department of Oriental Manuscripts and Printed Books (OMPB).
Department: Middle East
Registration number: 1920,0917,0.88.1

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