"Copper Plate Printers at Work", Folio from the Davis Album

Attributed to Muhammad Zaman Iranian

dated 1199 AH/1784–85 CE

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Title: "Copper Plate Printers at Work", Folio from the Davis Album
Artist: Attributed to Muhammad Zaman (Iranian, active 1649–1700)
Date: dated 1199 AH/1784–85 CE
Geography: Attributed to Iran, Isfahan
Medium: Ink on paper
Dimensions: Page: H. 13 1/8 in. (33.3 cm)
W. 8 1/4 in. (21 cm)
Mat: H. 19 1/4 in. (48.9 cm)
W. 14 1/4 in. (36.2 cm)
Classification: Codices
Credit Line: Theodore M. Davis Collection, Bequest of Theodore M. Davis, 1915
Object Number: 30.95.174.34
Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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