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Unknown Maker, Indian

Poem

Maker

Unknown Maker, Indian

Culture

Indian

Title

Poem

Year

1700s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Geography

Origin: Indo-Persia

Dimensions

18.1 x 10.5 cm (7 1/8 x 4 1/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Painting on reverse side

Fine calligraphy in gold on reverse.

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum Appropriation Fund

Object Number

17.469B

Type

Exhibition History

Text, Paratext, and Images
Sep 01, 2020 – Jul 24, 2021

Label copy

When collectors mounted miniature paintings in albums, they often paired them with poems. The pages presented here each have an image on one side and a Turkish or Persian poem on the other. The generic nature of these images and texts suggests they were easily mixed and matched in an album format. For instance, the image at right of a praying woman is easily complemented by the poem at left, which emphasizes the importance of being good. [see also 17.477A]

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Unknown Maker, Indian
Poem, 1700s
Ink and color on paper
18.1 x 10.5 cm (7 1/8 x 4 1/8 inches)
Museum Appropriation Fund 17.469B

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