Crutch
1870-89 (made)
| Place of origin |
Major R. Murdoch Smith discusses the Iranian town of Abadeh (between Isfahan and Shiraz) as being the main centre of Persian wood carving during the period of 1800-1900. This town was famous for its elaborately carved spoons (qashuq) and small boxes, all made of either pear or lime wood, and carved with a common pocket-knife.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Carved and painted pearwood |
| Brief description | Carved wooden crutch, Iran (Abadeh), Qajar period, 1870-89 |
| Physical description | The shaft is cylindrical in form and fashioned from a single piece of painted and varnished pearwood, with deeply carved lines arranged diagonally around the shaft. The top of the crutch is carved into a ‘v’ shape with a single paisley flower on either side carved in open work patterning, with stylised birds beneath painted with red and green. |
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| Object history | This object was purchased for 8 shillings and 6 pence in 1889. |
| Summary | Major R. Murdoch Smith discusses the Iranian town of Abadeh (between Isfahan and Shiraz) as being the main centre of Persian wood carving during the period of 1800-1900. This town was famous for its elaborately carved spoons (qashuq) and small boxes, all made of either pear or lime wood, and carved with a common pocket-knife. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 857-1889 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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