Title: Double Album Leaf with Calligraphic Exercise by Fath 'Ali Shah
Object type: Double album leaf, non-illustrated
Date: first half 19th century
Artist:  Fath 'Ali Shah 
Artist bio: Iranian, 2nd Qajar ruler (r. 1798–1834)
Artist nationality: Iranian
Artist role: Calligrapher
Medium: Ink, gold, and opaque watercolor on paper
Dimensions: H. 15 5/8 in. (39.6 cm)
W. 12 3/8 in. (31.5 cm)
Classification: Codices
Credit line: Purchase, Friends of Islamic Art Gifts, 2016
Geography: Made in    Iran      
Department: Islamic Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY