Shield
- Artist Culture
- Persian, 550 BC–1979 AD
- Period
- Qājār dynasty, Persian, 1785–1925
- Date
- 1857
- Material
- Steel with gold overlay and leather
- Classification
- Arms & armor
- Current Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- diameter: 15 7/8 in. (40.3 cm)
weight: 5 lb. (2.3 kg) - Credit Line
- Museum Purchase
- Rights
- Contact Us
- Object Number
- 33:1915
Provenance
1857 -
Sultan Abdülmecid I (‘Abdü’l-Mecid-i evvel; 1823–1861; reigned 1839–1861), Constantinople, Ottoman Empire [1]
- 1897
Marquess Ferdinando Panciatichi Ximenes d'Aragona (1813–1897) and his wife, the marchioness (marchesa) Giulia De Saint Seigne Panciatichi Ximenes d'Aragona, Palazzo Panciatichi, Florence, Italy [2]
1897 - 1902
Marchioness (marchesa) Marianna Panciatichi Ximenes d’Aragona Paulucci (1835–1919), Florence, Italy, by inheritance from her father, Marquess (marchese) Ferdinando Panciatichi Ximenes d'Aragona [3]
4/3–16/1902
at auction, Galardelli e Mazzoni, Florence, Italy [4]
1902 - 1915
Daniel Zado Noorian (1865–1929), New York, NY, USA, purchased at auction [5]
1915 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, purchased from Daniel Zado Noorian [6]
Notes:
[1] Abdülmecid I was the 31st sultan of the Ottoman Empire and this object was presented to him in 1857 according to the inscription. It is not known when and how the object left his possession.
[2] According to a 1915 article published by the Museum, this object, along with other pieces of Persian metalwork, ceramics, and textile (accession nos. 30–38:1915), were once in the Panciatichi collection of Florence, Italy [see "Recent Acquisitions," Bulletin of the City Art Museum of St. Louis, vol. 1, no. 3 (May 1915), pp. 10–16, and p. 21 (see esp. pp. 12–13, where the name of the collection is misspelled as Pianciatichi). The likely former owners of this object were the marquess (marchese) Ferdinando Panciatichi Ximenes d'Aragona (1813–1897) and his wife, the marchioness (marchesa) Giulia De Saint Seigne Panciatichi Ximenes d'Aragona, who lived at one of two family properties in Florence: the Palazzo Panciatichi, located at Via Camillo Cavour 2 at the intersection with Via dei Pucci, or the Palazzo Panciatichi-Ximenes or Ximenes-da Sangallo located at Borgo Pinti 68 at the corner of Via Giusti, in Florence. At some point in time, the collections in both locations were consolidated for display at the private museum within the Palazzo Panciatichi-Ximenes at Borgo Pinti 68. The object was sold at auction in 1902 by their daughter, the marchioness (marchesa) Marianna Panciatichi Ximenes d’Aragona Paulucci (1835–1919), who in 1853 was married to the marquess (marchese) Alessandro Anafesto Paulucci (died 1877). On September 14, 1910, Marianna Panciatichi Ximenes d’Aragona Paulucci sold the entire complex of the Palazzo Panciatichi at Via Camillo Cavour 2 to the Società Cattolica d'Assicurazione, which was subsequently taken over by the INA (Istituto Nazionale delle Assicurazioni, based in Rome) in 1913, who took possession of the entire building.
[3] See note [2].
[4] Galardelli e Mazzoni, Catalogue des tableaux anciens et objets d'art: Armes, bronzes, porcelaines de Chine et du Japon, miniatures, jades, cristaux de roche, marbres, meubles, etc., composant la galerie et le musée de feu le Marquis Ferdinand Panciatichi Ximenes d'Aragona dans le Palais Borgo Pinti, 68: La vente aux enchères publiques aura lieu à Florence, jeudi 3 avril 1902 et jours suivants, Sale, April 3–16, 1902 (Florence: Galardelli e Mazzoni, 1902). See also Daniela Cecutti, Una miniera inesauribile: Collezionisti e antiquari di arte islamica: L'Italia e il contesto internazionale tra Ottocento e Novecento (Florence: Maschietto Editore, 2013).
[5] Bill of sale from Daniel Z. Noorian dated April 13, 1915 [SLAM document files].
[6] Minutes of the Administrative Board of Control of the City Art Museum, March 4, 1915.
Sultan Abdülmecid I (‘Abdü’l-Mecid-i evvel; 1823–1861; reigned 1839–1861), Constantinople, Ottoman Empire [1]
- 1897
Marquess Ferdinando Panciatichi Ximenes d'Aragona (1813–1897) and his wife, the marchioness (marchesa) Giulia De Saint Seigne Panciatichi Ximenes d'Aragona, Palazzo Panciatichi, Florence, Italy [2]
1897 - 1902
Marchioness (marchesa) Marianna Panciatichi Ximenes d’Aragona Paulucci (1835–1919), Florence, Italy, by inheritance from her father, Marquess (marchese) Ferdinando Panciatichi Ximenes d'Aragona [3]
4/3–16/1902
at auction, Galardelli e Mazzoni, Florence, Italy [4]
1902 - 1915
Daniel Zado Noorian (1865–1929), New York, NY, USA, purchased at auction [5]
1915 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, purchased from Daniel Zado Noorian [6]
Notes:
[1] Abdülmecid I was the 31st sultan of the Ottoman Empire and this object was presented to him in 1857 according to the inscription. It is not known when and how the object left his possession.
[2] According to a 1915 article published by the Museum, this object, along with other pieces of Persian metalwork, ceramics, and textile (accession nos. 30–38:1915), were once in the Panciatichi collection of Florence, Italy [see "Recent Acquisitions," Bulletin of the City Art Museum of St. Louis, vol. 1, no. 3 (May 1915), pp. 10–16, and p. 21 (see esp. pp. 12–13, where the name of the collection is misspelled as Pianciatichi). The likely former owners of this object were the marquess (marchese) Ferdinando Panciatichi Ximenes d'Aragona (1813–1897) and his wife, the marchioness (marchesa) Giulia De Saint Seigne Panciatichi Ximenes d'Aragona, who lived at one of two family properties in Florence: the Palazzo Panciatichi, located at Via Camillo Cavour 2 at the intersection with Via dei Pucci, or the Palazzo Panciatichi-Ximenes or Ximenes-da Sangallo located at Borgo Pinti 68 at the corner of Via Giusti, in Florence. At some point in time, the collections in both locations were consolidated for display at the private museum within the Palazzo Panciatichi-Ximenes at Borgo Pinti 68. The object was sold at auction in 1902 by their daughter, the marchioness (marchesa) Marianna Panciatichi Ximenes d’Aragona Paulucci (1835–1919), who in 1853 was married to the marquess (marchese) Alessandro Anafesto Paulucci (died 1877). On September 14, 1910, Marianna Panciatichi Ximenes d’Aragona Paulucci sold the entire complex of the Palazzo Panciatichi at Via Camillo Cavour 2 to the Società Cattolica d'Assicurazione, which was subsequently taken over by the INA (Istituto Nazionale delle Assicurazioni, based in Rome) in 1913, who took possession of the entire building.
[3] See note [2].
[4] Galardelli e Mazzoni, Catalogue des tableaux anciens et objets d'art: Armes, bronzes, porcelaines de Chine et du Japon, miniatures, jades, cristaux de roche, marbres, meubles, etc., composant la galerie et le musée de feu le Marquis Ferdinand Panciatichi Ximenes d'Aragona dans le Palais Borgo Pinti, 68: La vente aux enchères publiques aura lieu à Florence, jeudi 3 avril 1902 et jours suivants, Sale, April 3–16, 1902 (Florence: Galardelli e Mazzoni, 1902). See also Daniela Cecutti, Una miniera inesauribile: Collezionisti e antiquari di arte islamica: L'Italia e il contesto internazionale tra Ottocento e Novecento (Florence: Maschietto Editore, 2013).
[5] Bill of sale from Daniel Z. Noorian dated April 13, 1915 [SLAM document files].
[6] Minutes of the Administrative Board of Control of the City Art Museum, March 4, 1915.