Photo of collection object Book Cover with Tree, Birds, and Insects
Book Cover with Tree, Birds, and Insects, ca. 1700. Lacquer and gouache with gold on leather, Frame: 12 15/16 × 10 1/4 × 5/8 in. (32.8 × 26.1 × 1.6 cm) Image: 9 3/16 × 6 5/8 in. (23.4 × 16.9 cm). Howard Hodgkin Collection, Purchase, Florence and Herbert Irving Acquisitions, Harris Brisbane Dick, and 2020 Benefit Funds; Howard S. and Nancy Marks, Lila Acheson Wallace, and Friends of Islamic Art Gifts; Louis V. Bell, Harris Brisbane Dick, Fletcher, and Rogers Funds and Joseph Pulitzer Bequest; and funds from various donors, 2022, 2022.206. public-domain.
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Book Cover with Tree, Birds, and Insects

ca. 1700

Maker Unknown

Islamic Art

Original Source
Maker/Artist
Maker Unknown
Classification
Lacquer
Formatted Medium
Lacquer and gouache with gold on leather
Medium
Lacquer, gouache with gold on leather
Locations
country: India
Dimensions
Frame: 12 15/16 × 10 1/4 × 5/8 in. (32.8 × 26.1 × 1.6 cm) Image: 9 3/16 × 6 5/8 in. (23.4 × 16.9 cm)
Departments
Islamic Art
Accession Number
2022.206
Credit Line
Howard Hodgkin Collection, Purchase, Florence and Herbert Irving Acquisitions, Harris Brisbane Dick, and 2020 Benefit Funds; Howard S. and Nancy Marks, Lila Acheson Wallace, and Friends of Islamic Art Gifts; Louis V. Bell, Harris Brisbane Dick, Fletcher, and Rogers Funds and Joseph Pulitzer Bequest; and funds from various donors, 2022
Rights Statement
public-domain
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