Pen-Box
ca. 1300 (made)
| Artist/Maker |
Brass pen box with silver inlay decorated with inscriptions and floral motifs.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 4 parts.
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| Brief description | Middle East, Metalwork. Pen-box with hinged lid and three internal compartments for ink and sand, brass with silver inlay, with engraved decoration and Arabic inscriptions, Mamluk Egypt, 1300 |
| Physical description | Brass pen box with silver inlay decorated with inscriptions and floral motifs. |
| Style | |
| Gallery label | Pen box
Brass with silver inlay.
The inscription cnsists of blessings.
Egypt, Mamluk, about 1300(pre 2002) |
| Object history | Purchased in Istanbul in 1897 from Mrs Alice Whitaker, daughter and heir of William Henry Wrench (1836-96). Wrench was British consul in the city when he died, and he had formed a significant collection of Ottoman and Iranian objects while in the consular service. For images of how Wrench displayed his collection in his home in the Pera (Beyoğlu) district of the city, see V&A: PH.331 to 334-1892. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 371-1897 |
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| Record created | May 29, 2002 |
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