Gold bracelet

Historical period(s)
early 20th century
Medium
Gold
Dimensions
Diam (overall): 9.7 cm (3 13/16 in)
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art
Accession Number
F1958.14
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Jewelry and Ornament, Metalwork
Type

Bracelet

Keywords
bird, coiled wire, filigree, forgery, twisted wire
Provenance
Provenance research underway.
Published References
  • Dorothy Miner. A Bracelet for a Princess. vol. 15, no. 8 Baltimore, May 1963. .
  • Dr. Esin Atil. Exhibition of 2500 Years of Persian Art. Exh. cat. Washington, 1971. cat. 56.
  • Stewart Desmond. Early Islam. Great Ages of Man New York. p. 114.
  • Islamic Art in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York. pp. 169-186, fig. 3.
  • Dr. Esin Atil, W. Thomas Chase, Paul Jett. Islamic Metalwork in the Freer Gallery of Art. Washington, 1985. p. 267.
Collection Area(s)
Arts of the Islamic World
Web Resources
Whistler's Neighborhood
Google Cultural Institute
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