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Page with illuminated calligraphy, Blessings

17th–18th century
Object PlaceTurkey
Medium/TechniqueInk and gold on paper; colored paper
DimensionsHeight x width: 19.7 × 12.4 cm (7 3/4 × 4 7/8 in.)
Credit LineDenman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession number22.802
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ClassificationsBooks and manuscripts
Collections
Provenance1922, gift of Dr. Denman Waldo Ross (b. 1853 - d. 1935), Cambridge, MA to the MFA. (Accession date: December 7, 1922)
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