Necklace
| Object Number: | 48-29-97A |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Islamic |
| Provenience: | Egypt |
| Manufacture Location: | Istanbul |
| Date Made: | 1808 |
| Early Date: | 1808 |
| Late Date: | 1808 |
| Section: | African |
| Materials: | Glass Copper Fiber |
| Credit Line: | Gift of Presbyterian Board of Missions, 1948 |
Description
Made in Constantinople. Dated 1808 (1223 H.).
A. Necklace, Two strings of round gilded glass beads hung with seventeen copper gilt Turkish medals.
B. Bracelet. Five Turkish, and seven European medals ("for Egyptian ladies"), copper gilt.
C,D. Earrings, each with Turkish medal and pendant ball, copper gilt. Arabic inscription on large medal on b: "Sultan of the two continents and lord of the two oceans, Sultan son of the Sultan"; and "Sultan Mahmud Khan son of Sultan 'Abd-al-Hamid Khan. Long last his reign." (Trans. Dr. F. Rosenthal).
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Objects Speak: Media Through Time (17 Mar 2017) | View Objects in Exhibition |
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