Carved wooden folding Qur'an stand made from two interlocking sections which form an X shape when open and lie flat for storage. [EH [OPS Move] 14/7/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Carved wooden folding Qur'an stand made from two interlocking sections which form an X shape when open and lie flat for storage. [EH [OPS Move] 14/7/2017]
Long description: Folding wooden Qur'an stand made from two interlocking sections which form an X shape when open and lie flat for storage. The stand is elaborately decorated with carved foliate designs. The top section is carved with larger stems with buds and maple leaves with smaller foliate stems in the spaces surrounding them. The bottom section is carved with openwork iris and smaller foliate design. Lightly incised scales on the outer edge of the stand. [EH [OPS Move] 14/7/2017]
Geographical reference: India
Asia > Southern Asia > India; Pakistan
Asia > Southern Asia > Pakistan; Kashmir
Person: Field collector Edward James Lugard; PRM source Edward James Lugard
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1902
Date collected: 1902
Acquisition information: Donated: 08/1949
Materials and processes: Material Walnut Wood Plant, Process Carpentered, Process Carved
Dimensions: Length: max 705 mm flat, Width: max 385 mm flat, Width: max 375 mm standing, Length: max 650 mm standing, Depth: max 30 mm flat, Depth: max 290 mm standing
Object numbers: Accession number: 1949.8.43