About the Artwork
Pair of Paper Scissors
19th century
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Turkish
Islamic
Steel with gold inlay
Overall: 11 × 2 inches (27.9 × 5.1 cm)
Metalwork
Islamic Art
Museum Purchase, DeRoy General Acquisition Fund
2009.8
This work is in the public domain.
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Provenance
Turkish Private Collection (Germany). (Christie's Auction House, New York, New York, USA)
2009-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Islamic, Turkish, Pair of Paper Scissors, 19th century, steel with gold inlay. Detroit Institute of Arts, Museum Purchase, DeRoy General Acquisition Fund, 2009.8.
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