Nasrallah 'Atrian Karimi
Sabbath Tablecloth

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MakerMade by Nasrallah 'Atrian Karimi(Iranian, active early 20th century)Iranian, active early 20th century

CultureIranian

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Sabbath Tablecloth

Dateearly 20th century

MediumPrinted cotton

DimensionsOverall: 57 13/16 × 56 15/16 in. (146.8 × 144.7 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Esther and Gary Polland

Object number2023.19.1

Not on view

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Department

Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Object Type

Provenance[The Halpern Judaica Collection: Tradition and Treasure, Part II, Sotheby's, New York, December 20, 2022, Sale N11005 7, Lot 265]; purchased by MFAH, 2023.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

around the entire cloth are cartouches with the Hebrew inscription "And ye shall serve the Lord your God" Exodus 23.25

Stamp on corner of verso. Persian translation by Dr. Aimee Froom, MFAH Curator of Islamic Art:
Iran, Isfahan
[…] ghalamkar (qalamkar is the painted cloth)
Nasrallah ʿAtrian Karimi (this name is assumed to be the maker's; transliterated in the printed English as "[..]ASSROLLAH ATRIA KARIMY")

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