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album
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calligraphy
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
Mughal Style
Cultures/periods
Islamic
Production date
18thC(early)
Findspot
Found/Acquired:
India
Materials
paper
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
Curtis & Tallis 2012 / The Horse from Arabia to Ascot
(148)
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