Pocket Instrument Case Containing a Set of 17 Small Instruments: Razor, Pen, Knife, Scissors, File, Powder Spoon, Saw
18th century
pierced steel over brass
Arabesque pattern in open-work; bottom and top also decorated with pierced work. Hole on top possibly indicates a knob, now missing. Four instruments missing.
Exhibitions
1994 | Islamic Culture and the Medical Arts. National Library of Medicine, Bethesda. |
1982-1984 | The Heritage of Islam. Houston Museum of Natural Science, Houston; California Academy of Sciences Museum, San Francisco; Science Museum of Minnesota, St. Paul; Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, Washington; Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn; Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto. |
1940 | Exhibition of Persian Art. Iranian Institute, New York. |
Conservation
Date | Description | Narrative |
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7/24/1981 | Treatment | cleaned; examined for condition |
Geographies
Iran (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Overall: 3 7/8 x 2 3/16 in. (9.9 x 5.5 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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52.100