Carved Calligraphic Panel for the Al-Furqan Institute
in London, England
Hand carved walnut prototype for contract of 22 linear meters (contract
completed in 1991).
Floral design by Jay Bonner, calligraphy by Rasheed Butt.
Height = app. 24 inches.
Produced in Pakistani Kashmir.
1991
Detail of Calligraphic Panel
Hand carved acanthus pattern in floral bracket and border by Jay Bonner.
The Al-Furqan Institute is located in a Jacobean manor house in London.
This building is extensively ornamented in acanthus patterns. The
decision to employ acanthus patterns with the calligraphy was to insure
that the 22 linear meters of calligraphic panels would be in keeping
with the rest of the historic building.
