{"id":682,"date":"2020-07-15T15:04:43","date_gmt":"2020-07-15T15:04:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/trouttalk\/?p=682"},"modified":"2020-07-15T15:04:43","modified_gmt":"2020-07-15T15:04:43","slug":"iran-islam-and-an-illumination-the-case-of-the-triangular-frame","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/trouttalk\/2020\/07\/15\/iran-islam-and-an-illumination-the-case-of-the-triangular-frame\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran, Islam, and an Illumination: The Case of the Triangular Frame"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Iranian, Shia devotional object: miniature painting mounted on a fragment of the Kiswah (covering of the Kaaba), Oil on silk
15.5 x 16.13 in., Late 19th to early 20th c., 1965.1.39, Gift of Mrs. Lloyd Gamble Cole.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In 1965 The Trout<\/span>\u00a0Gallery acquired a beautiful illuminated miniature featuring Ali, the son-in-law of the Prophet Muhammad.\u00a0 Little was known of this miniature at the time, but in 2017 a visiting professor of Islamic Art approached The\u00a0Trout<\/span>\u00a0Gallery about using the object in one of her classes.\u00a0 During her session at The Gallery, she identified the image as devotional in nature, but found its format quite odd.\u00a0 A bold green frame in a triangular shape surrounds the miniature, which is set against a black cloth background.\u00a0 Why would a devotional miniature be framed in such a specific and unusual manner?\u00a0 Follow this object story to learn the answer in the recorded lecture accessed through\u00a0this LINK<\/b><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Note: this lecture was originally presented as a Dickinson College Alumni Webinar.<\/p>\n

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