Carpet Weight
19th century (made)
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| Place of origin |
Opaque dark blue glass weights, marbled with yellow and green opaque, gold dispersed.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Marbled glass |
| Brief description | Marbled carpet weight, one of a pair, Persia, 19th century |
| Physical description | Opaque dark blue glass weights, marbled with yellow and green opaque, gold dispersed. |
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| Gallery label | Pair of carpet weights , marbled Persia, 19th century Acquired in 1884 from a collection in Tehran, Iran. (272 &A-1884) .(18/06/2009) |
| Object history | 25p paid for pair of carpet weights 272&A-1884. Acquired in 1884 from a collection in Tehran, Iran. |
| Production | The dispersed gold suggests Venice rather than Iran. |
| Associated object | 272A-1884 (Set) |
| Other number | 6137 - Glass gallery number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 272-1884 |
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| Record created | June 18, 2009 |
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