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Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art, Honolulu, Hawai‘i. (Photo: David Franzen, 2009.)
Polychrome Wooden Panel with Vegetal Motifs
Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art, Honolulu, Hawai‘i. (Photo: David Franzen, 2009.)
Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art, Honolulu, Hawai‘i. (Photo: David Franzen, 2009.)
Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art, Honolulu, Hawai‘i. (Photo: David Franzen, 2009.)

Polychrome Wooden Panel with Vegetal Motifs

DateDated 1271 AH (1854 - 1855 CE)
PeriodOttoman
MediumWood, polychrome pigments
DimensionsOverall: 54 x 15 1/2 in. (137.2 x 39.4cm)
ClassificationsWoodwork
Object number64.7.1
DescriptionThis panel (one of a pair), is located on the wall of the qa’a, or reception hall, of the Ottoman gallery. It is decorated with a tall, gilded plant in a stout vase. This type of decoration was influenced by Ottoman Istanbul. Ottoman motifs such as vases overflowing with naturalistic flowers, bowls filled with fruit, cornucopias, and architectural vignettes were featured on the walls of the wealthy in Damascus. The artistic styles of Istanbul would have traveled to the Ottoman province of Damascus via traveling artisans. Wealthy merchants would have been eager to keep the walls of their splendid reception halls up-to-date with the trends of the Ottoman capital.
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