opaque pigments, gold

Qatar
19th Century
Source: Basodan, Z. (2024). Chapter 5: Field trips and Exhibition as Methods of Collecting Visual and Creative Data. PhD Thesis.
Recipe Details

Ingredients

opaque pigments, gold

Preparation Steps

The hajj certificate features opaque pigments and gold applied to paper (p. 192, Fig 140). It was painted to illustrate the details of the locations visited during the hajj (p. 192).

Original Recipe Text

The hajj certificate features opaque pigments and gold applied to paper (p. 192, Fig 140). It was painted to illustrate the details of the locations visited during the hajj (p. 192).

Evidence

"Hajj certificate, painted by Efendi Daghestani, 1808, ink opaque pigments, gold on paper"

Remarks

The use of gold and opaque pigments highlights the status of the certificate as a piece of art that records a once-in-a-lifetime journey (p. 192).

Scientific Analysis
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
pigment
ColorGold
RegionQatar
Approx. Year1850
Source Information
AuthorBasodan, Z.
CollectionMuseum of Islamic Art, Doha, Qatar
Language
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