id:			170779
accession number:	2013.289.b
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2013.289.b
updated:		2023-11-29 05:21:38.640000

Calligraphy (verso), c. 1640–60. India, Deccan, 17th century. Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; page: 40.5 x 28.9 cm (15 15/16 x 11 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection 2013.289.b

title:				Calligraphy (verso)
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creation date:			c. 1640–60
creation date earliest:		1635
creation date latest:		1665
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creditline:			Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection
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culture:	India, Deccan, 17th century
technique:	Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
department:	Indian and Southeast Asian Art
collection:	Indian Art
type:		Painting
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measurements: Page: 40.5 x 28.9 cm (15 15/16 x 11 3/8 in.)
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	inscription:	verso: six lines of Persian poetry in nast'aliq script on paper
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Indian Gallery 242b Rotation – November 2016
	opening date:   2016-11-07T05:00:00
	<i>Indian Gallery 242b Rotation – November 2016</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (November 7, 2016-April 10, 2017).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	early 20th century - Collection of Jacob Goldschmidt (1882-1955), Berlin and New York
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	September, 1966 - Olsen Foundation, Bridgeport, Conn.; Acquired from teh Olsen Foundation
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