Rasp
1690-1720 (made)
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Foot rasp, in the shape of a shoe. Decorated in underglaze blue and white with abstract floral designs. Safavid Iran, 18th century.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Fritware, underglaze painted in blue |
| Brief description | Bath rasp, in the shape of a shoe, frtiware, underglaze painted in blue with an abstract floral design; Iran, 1690-1720. |
| Physical description | Foot rasp, in the shape of a shoe. Decorated in underglaze blue and white with abstract floral designs. Safavid Iran, 18th century. |
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| Object history | This object was purchased in Tehran in 1873, by Robert Murdoch Smith on behalf of the Museum. In his first bulk acquisition for the South Kensington Museum (today the V&A), Murdoch Smith had bought "a considerable collection" of over 100 examples of metalwork, ceramic, inlaid woodwork and textile from different local sources, including French diplomat Emile Charles Bernay and four art-dealers: Nasrullah Dellal, Abu'l-Hassan Dellal, Abdul-Husayn and Reza Kashi of Tehran. Many further acquisitions followed in the years 1873-1878 and 1883-1885, most extensively from the art-dealer Jules Richard, long resident in Tehran. |
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| Accession number | 443-1874 |
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| Record created | April 2, 2003 |
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