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In his first bulk acquisition for the South Kensington Museum (today the V&A), Murdoch Smith had bought \"a considerable collection\" of over 100 examples of metalwork, ceramic, inlaid woodwork and textile from different local sources, including Bernay (France's consul stationed in Tabriz) and four art-dealers: Nasrullah Dellal, Abu'l-Hassan Dellal, Abdul-Husayn and Reza Kashi of Tehran. Many further acquisitions followed in the years 1873-1878 and 1883-1885, most extensively from the French art-dealerJules Richard, long resident in Iran.","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Middle East, metalwork, Iran, 19th century. Inter-departmental transfer to MES, RF 2011/1170.\n\nMiddle East, metalwork. Watered steel bowl with a spike, nasal with turnscrew, and two porte aigrettes. The bowl is decorated with floral panels of silver damascene and gold kuftkari and pierced calligraphic cartouches around the rim backed with red foil. The aventail is of steel and brass butted mail links in a diaper with dagged ends. The bowl is lined with red fabric. Iran, 19th century. Islamic arms and armour. Inter-departmental transfer to MES, RF 2011/1170.\n\nMiddle East, metalwork. Dark watered steel close decorated with broad floral borders in gold kuftkari and pierced calligraphic cartouches backed with red foil. There are four domed, lobed, steel bosses decorated with gold kuftkari. A central silver damascened medallion is surrounded by flour floral silver damascened sprays. The lining is red fabric with a faded purple fabric edging strip. Iran, 19th century. Islamic arms and armour. 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