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Bookbinding19th century

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Lacquered book binding displayed open, showing front and back covers decorated with dense all-over floral patterns in gold, coral, and orange on a black ground, each with a central pointed oval cartouche enclosing a painted bouquet
Lacquered book binding shown open, front and back covers decorated with dense floral bouquets in orange, red, and green against a deep red ground, framed by narrow borders of small repeating blossoms in orange and black with gilt edges.

Unknown, Bookbinding, 19th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection, gift of Joan Palevsky, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Bookbinding
Place Made
Iran
Date Made
19th century
Medium
Lacquer, papièr maché and gold
Dimensions
11 1/4 x 7 1/2 in. (28.6 x 19.0 cm)
Credit Line
The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection, gift of Joan Palevsky
Accession Number
M.73.5.551a-b
Classification
Lacquer
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Islamic
Selected Bibliography
  • Pal, Pratapaditya, ed. Islamic Art: The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection. Los Angeles: Museum Associates, 1973.

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