Title

Persian metawork, (1898). Creator: Unknown.

Caption

Persian metawork, (1898). Examples of metal objects with damascened designs including Arabic inscriptions: 'Figs 1 and 2: Helm [helmet] with shield belonging to it. Fig 3: Border from an armature. Figs 4-8: Decorations on metal vessels. Figs 9-12: Portions of eating-utensils. Figs 1-8 drawn after original objects from the Royal 'Landesgewerbemuseum' at Stuttgart...In all ages weapons, armature and metal vessels of Persian origin were highly estimated in the East as well as in Western countries up to the present day. Being decorated with excellent Damascene work or beautifully embossed, they exhibit in their ornaments the above-described features of the Persian style in perpetual variation. Moreover we are struck by Persian characters expressing proverbs or religious sentences...Animals and human figures are likewise represented in sometimes fantastical imitations'. Plate 21 from "The Historic Styles of Ornament" translated from the German of H. Dolmetsch. [B.T. Batford, London, 1898]

Credit line

Photo12/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19G33_290

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License type

Rights managed

Available size

63,7Mb (4,2Mb) / 12,9in x 19,2in / 3870 x 5753 (300dpi)

Keywords

arts country metal pattern art book color design decorative Arabic dress armour war location century helmet metalwork literature Iran Iranian SHIELD concept script warfare calligraphy Colour Patterned Arabia 19th century Persian Persia nineteenth century The Print Collector damascened TGN lithograph chromolithograph Unknown M Dolmetsch BT Batsford H Historic Styles of Ornament B. T. Batsford Batsford B. T. BT B T B.T. B.T. Batsford B T Batsford H. Dolmetsch Heinrich Dolmetsch H. Heinrich H Dolmetsch M. Seeger Seeger M. Max Seeger damascening chromolithograph lithograph