CalligraphyOttoman17th-18th century

Inscription in Tughra Form

17th-18th century

Classification

Calligraphy

Medium

Ink on paper mounted on wood panel

Culture

Ottoman

Period

Ottoman period

Century

17th-18th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art

Dimensions

25.4 x 37.5 cm (10 x 14 3/4 in.)

Provenance

[Hotel Drouot, Paris, 28 April 1972, lot 171], sold; to Edwin Binney, 3rd, 1972, bequest; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1985.

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