About the Artwork
Begging Bowl
late 1800s - 1960
Hajji 'Abbas (Maker) Iranian, ca. 1865 - 1960 or 1961 (Maker) Iranian
Forged steel with gilding
Overall: 6 1/4 × 11 1/4 × 6 1/4 inches (15.9 × 28.6 × 15.9 cm)
Metalwork
Islamic Art
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Carleton W. Brown
76.181
Copyright Not Evaluated
Markings
Signed: [translated: Hajji 'Abbas]
Inscribed: [translated: Made by Hajji 'Abbas, Isfahan]
Provenance
Mr. and Mrs. Carleton W. Brown;1977-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Bulletin of the DIA 56 (1977): p. 18 (ill.).
Patterns and Precision. The Heritage of Islam. National Committee: Islam Centennial Fourteen, 1982, object list no. 33.
Woven from the Soul, Spun from the Heart. The Textile Museum, Washington, p. 285 (ill.).
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Credit Line for Reproduction
Hajji 'Abbas; Iranian, Begging Bowl, late 1800s - 1960, forged steel with gilding. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Carleton W. Brown, 76.181.
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