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Persian (Artist)
19th century
lacquer

Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.

Henry Walters collection?; not formerly accessioned; accessioned June 1981.

Conservation

Date Description Narrative
10/11/2017 Treatment examined for exhibition; inpainted; loss compensation; media consolidation
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Measurements

Box H: 11 11/16 × W: 7 5/8 × D: 11/16 in. (29.7 × 19.4 × 1.8 cm); Lid H: 10 5/8 × W: 6 9/16 × D: 3/16 in. (27 × 16.6 × 0.5 cm)

Location in Museum

Not on view

Accession Number

In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.

67.652

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Hours

  • Wednesday—Sunday: 10 a.m.—5 p.m.
  • Thursday: 1–8 p.m.
  • Monday—Tuesday: Closed

Location

600 N. Charles St.
Baltimore, MD
21201

Phone

410-547-9000

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