Folio 45 from an Album of Drawings and Paintings: Three sheets with floral drawings (recto); Blank page (verso)
AlbumsPersian19th century

Folio 45 from an Album of Drawings and Paintings: Three sheets with floral drawings (recto); Blank page (verso)

19th century

Classification
Albums
Medium
Top: brown ink on tan Eastern paper; Middle: brown ink and watercolor on off-white wove paper; Bottom: brown ink on tan Eastern paper; selectively pricked and pounced with black chalk
Culture
Persian
Century
19th century
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art

Dimensions

Folio: 32.5 x 22 cm Recto: sheet at top: 6.9 x 12.5 cm; sheet at middle: 11.8 x 5.4 cm; sheet at bottom: 7.6 x 12.2 cm

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