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Source Description
After the pen was cut, the ink mixed, and the paper prepared, a calligrapher had the task of cutting paper to the exact size and shape needed for a given project. A fine pair of scissors is an essential part of the writing set. Some scissors from the Islamic world were small enough to fit into a pen box, and some larger ones were made to sit on a desk. Common decorative techniques for scissors included vegetal, arabesque, and geometric incisions, often with gold inlay or overlay.
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Document identity
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38444
label
Scissors
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object
citationUrl
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2
Source metadata
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38444
sourceUrl
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object
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normalized
title
Scissors
description
After the pen was cut, the ink mixed, and the paper prepared, a calligrapher had the task of cutting paper to the exact size and shape needed for a given project. A fine pair of scissors is an essential part of the writing set. Some scissors from the Islamic world were small enough to fit into a pen box, and some larger ones were made to sit on a desk. Common decorative techniques for scissors included vegetal, arabesque, and geometric incisions, often with gold inlay or overlay.
date
18th century
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CC0
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en
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scissors
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cm
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0.6
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2.5
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23
dimensionsRaw
H: 1/4 x W: 1 x L: 9 1/16 in. (0.64 x 2.54 x 23.02 cm)
Source extras
med
steel inlaid with gold
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6768
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none
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320
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Page inventory
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1
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photo
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no
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2
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photo
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