Title: Pen Box with Architectural Cartouches
Object type: Pen box
Date: dated 1156 AH/1743–44 CE
Artist:  'Ali Ashraf 
Artist bio: Iranian
Artist nationality: Iranian
Artist role: Artist
Medium: Papier-maché; painted, sprinkled with mica, and lacquered
Dimensions: L. 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm)
Depth. 1 1/4 in. (3.1 cm)
Classification: Lacquer
Credit line: Purchase, Patti Cadby Birch Gift, funds from various donors, and Paul Anavian and Massoud Nader Gift, 2008
Geography: Attributed to Shiraz   Iran      
Department: Islamic Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Flowers