Stenciled Folio

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16th–18th century · Gold and opaque watercolor on stenciled paper · Islamic Art

This incomplete page has been fabricated by use of a stencil, which was used to form the outline of the undulating floral and vegetal motifs as well as the lively birds and quadrupeds delineated in reserve. Pages like this originally framed paintings, drawings or samples of calligraphy, which would have been included in an album. This part of the page exposed how folios from Islamic manuscripts and albums were built up with layers of paper.

Artist

Unknown

Date

16th–18th century

Medium

Gold and opaque watercolor on stenciled paper

Department

Islamic Art

Credit line

Gift of Dr. Marilyn Jenkins-Madina, in loving memory of her husband, Professor Maan Z. Madina, 2019