Panel fragment with inscribed text

Accession Number
1961/2.14

Title
Panel fragment with inscribed text

Artist(s)
Syrian

Object Creation Date
1762-1763

Medium & Support
wood, gesso, and polychrome

Dimensions
13 in x 74 3/4 in x 10 in (33.02 cm x 189.87 cm x 25.4 cm);13 in x 74 3/4 in (33.02 cm x 189.87 cm)

Credit Line
Museum purchase made possible by the Margaret Watson Parker Art Collection Fund

Label copy
This cornice is from the interior of an 18th century residence in Damascus, Syria. The Museum owns a second panel from the same residence, 1961/2.13.

Primary Object Classification
Decorative Arts

Collection Area
Western

Rights
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Keywords
Islamic
Middle East
calligraphy
panels
wood
wood (plant material)

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