Scissors, calligraphy tool/implement

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Description:

Scissors (calligraphy tool), steel with gold inlay.

Object type:

scissors, calligraphy tool/implement

Museum number:

2002,0819.7

Culture/period:

Ottoman dynasty

Date:

18thC-19thC

Production place:

Made in: Turkey

Materials:

steel, gold

Technique:

inlaid

Dimensions:

Length: 18.50 cm Width: 3.00 cm

Location:

43

Exhibition history:

Exhibited: 2003 22 Mar-25 May, University of Melbourne, Ian Potter Museum of Art, 'Mightier than the Sword'

Acquisition names:

Purchased from: Oliver Hoare

Acquisition date:

2002