Set of Three Inscription Panels
maker
Unknown
Dateearly 14th century
Place MadeEgypt, Middle East
MediumCarved wood
ClassificationsArchitectural Elements
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberS7e7.1-3
eMuseum ID718456
Original NumberS7e7; S7e8; S7e9
EmbARK ObjectID11340
TMS Source ID568
Last Updated8/14/24
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryIsabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
BibliographyNotesGilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 53. (as "Mohammedan", 16th century or earlier)
Yasuko Horioka et al. Oriental and Islamic Art: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1975), pp. 129-30, no. 61. (as Egyptian, probably early 14th century)
Yasuko Horioka et al. Oriental and Islamic Art: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1975), pp. 129-30, no. 61. (as Egyptian, probably early 14th century)
MarksNotes
Carved (on front of S7e7.1, in Arabic):اللهم إنا نسألك العفو والعافية والمعافاة الدائمة [allahuma ina nas'aluk al-‘afar w’al-‘afiya w’al-ma‘afat al-da’ima ("Oh God, we ask you for forgiveness, health, and lasting well-being")]
Carved (on front of S7e7.3, in Arabic):دار مباركة على سكانها / يلوح العون من أركانها [Dar mubaraka ‘ala sukkanha / Yalauh al-‘aun min arkanha ("A blessed house for its residents / Help comes from its supports/corners[?]")]
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from an unknown dealer probably in Egypt on 11 June 1909, through the painter Joseph Lindon Smith (1863-1950) for $150 (with five additional wood panels, S7e4, S7e7, and S7e9-10).
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