Quiver

before 1742

Not on view

Returned to lender

This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.

Louis XV received this quiver and other luxury weaponry following Mehmed Said Efendi’s 1742 embassy. Most imposing among the Ottoman gifts was a multiroom tent of Persian gold cloth. Although the large tent was put in storage, the gem-encrusted arms were displayed in the Royal Treasury. Many of these precious objects were sold after the Revolution.

Artwork Details

Overview

Exhibition History

Title: Quiver
Date: before 1742
Culture: Ottoman
Medium: Velvet, silver gilt embroidery, precious stones, pearls, emeralds, gold
Dimensions: 25 9/16 in. (65 cm)
Classification: Arms and Armor
Credit Line: Musée de l’Armée, Paris (L 226)
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts