Subject: میرزا mirza noble
Culture: Qajar Persian
Setting: Persian Revival, Iran early 19thc
Object: qalamdan pencase and accessories
Leeds City Museum > Voices of Asia *
"Pen Case Kashmir or Iran, 1880-1910 Lacquered papier maché, with a Farsi or Persian inscription which translates as:
'This pen holder is fit for a king with its design of a [paradise] garden' [on top].
The front translates as: 'When used by a ruler or first minister this pen case will give glory and light like the moon in the sky'." ....
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Museo Nacional de Antropología > Religiones Orientales *
"Caja. Irán. Siglo XIX Los maestros coránicos guardan en ellas los útiles de escritura."
* Chester Beatty Library
"Two lacquer pen boxes c. 1750-1900, Iran ...
Brass pen box with inkwell c. 1750-1850, Turkey ...
Reed pens
A calligrapher kept reed pens in a narrow pen box (qalamdan). This could be a metal case with an attached inkwell, or a varnished lacquer case with an inkwell fitted inside the sliding compartment.
"Raw silk was placed into the inkwell, to control the flow of ink."
* National Museum of Ireland -- Decorative Arts and History > What's in Store?
