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Steel flask

Steel flask

  • Place of origin:

    Iran (made)

  • Date:

    ca. 1850-1875 (made)

  • Artist/Maker:

    unknown (production)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    Steel flask, chased and inlaid with gold

  • Museum number:

    383-1880

  • Gallery location:

    Islamic Middle East, room 42, case WW7

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Metalworkers in nineteenth-century Iran, particularly in Isfahan, produced a variety of high-quality wares in steel. The techniques they used included piercing, engraving and gilding.

There is a strong contrast between the long, slender neck of this flask and its bulbous body. Every surface is covered with a combination of gold decoration and chiselled designs. Yet the ornament follows a carefully composed scheme, which is based on rows of cartouches separated by narrow bands.

Physical description

Steel flask, chased and inlaid with gold, decorated with cartouches filled with floral sprays, birds and animals of the hunt.

Place of Origin

Iran (made)

Date

ca. 1850-1875 (made)

Artist/maker

unknown (production)

Materials and Techniques

Steel flask, chased and inlaid with gold

Dimensions

Height: 45.5 cm with stopper, Diameter: 12.5 cm

Descriptive line

Steel flask and lid, Iran (possibly Isfahan), 1850-75.

Labels and date

Flask
Iran, possibly Isfahan
1850-75

There is a strong contrast between the long, slender neck of this flask and its bulbous body. Every surface is covered with a combination of gold decoration and chiselled designs. Yet the ornament follows a carefully composed scheme, which is based on rows of cartouches separated by narrow bands.

Steel, chiselled and overlaid with gold

Museum no. 383-1880 [Jameel Gallery]

Materials

Gold; Steel

Techniques

Chasing; Inlay

Subjects depicted

Lions (animals); Stork (bird); Hares; Foxes; Flamingos

Categories

Household objects; Containers; Islam; Metalwork

Collection code

MES

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