Qalamkari Textile
1800-1900 (made)
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Hanging of qalamkārī, made from four complete and one partial width of plain-weave cotton, joined vertically, with block-printed borders and a hand-drawn and painted central design, which depicts Nadir Shah's army defeating Muhammad Shah's army at the Battle of Karnal in 1739.
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| Materials and techniques | Block printed borders with hand-drawn and painted central design |
| Brief description | Hanging of qalamkārī, woven cotton with block-printed and hand-painted decoration, depicting the victory of Nadir Shah over the Mughal emperor Muhammad Shah at the Battle of Karnal in 1739; Iran, 1800-1900 |
| Physical description | Hanging of qalamkārī, made from four complete and one partial width of plain-weave cotton, joined vertically, with block-printed borders and a hand-drawn and painted central design, which depicts Nadir Shah's army defeating Muhammad Shah's army at the Battle of Karnal in 1739. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | جنگ نادر شاه با محمد شاه هندی
عمل کمترین میرزا عبد الجواد (This is the longest inscription, set between the figures of Nadir Shah, shown on horseback and wearing the four-pointed Nadiri cap he had devised for himself, and the Mughal emperor Muhammad Shah. There are six other, shorter inscriptions, some poorly written: two identify Nadir Shah and Muhammad Shah; two repeat Mirza 'Abd al-Javad's name; and two name a second craftsman, who seems to have been called Muhammad Kazim.)
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| Accession number | ME.2-2009 |
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| Record created | September 24, 2009 |
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