id:			119877
accession number:	1940.689.c
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1940.689.c
updated:		2024-03-26 01:57:42.737000

Pen and Ink Box (inkwell), 1667–98. Iran, probably Isfahan, Safavid period (1501–1722). Brass; overall: 3.6 x 22.3 x 4.2 cm (1 7/16 x 8 3/4 x 1 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of James Parmelee 1940.689.c

title:				Pen and Ink Box (inkwell)
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creation date:			1667–98
creation date earliest:		1690
creation date latest:		1698
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creditline:			Bequest of James Parmelee
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culture:	Iran, probably Isfahan, Safavid period (1501–1722)
technique:	brass
department:	Islamic Art
collection:	Islamic Art
type:		Metalwork
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measurements: Overall: 3.6 x 22.3 x 4.2 cm (1 7/16 x 8 3/4 x 1 5/8 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Arts of Iran (Islamic art rotation)
	opening date:   2018-10-30T04:00:00
	<i>Arts of Iran (Islamic art rotation)</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 30, 2018-October 28, 2019).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	James Parmelee [1855–1931], Cleveland, OH and Washington, DC, bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: ?–1940
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1940–
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