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Description of Mr. Henry Walters' Collection of Oriental Royal Arms Etc.
In 1903, Henry Walters purchased several works of art from Robert S. Pardo, the manager of the Oriental Museum. These items included the Jeweled Gun of Sultan Mahmud I and other Ottoman arms and accessories. To accompany the purchases, Pardo gave to Walters this book which describes the objects and gives their histories (often embellished).
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Robert S. Pardo, Istanbul, 1903; given to Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1903; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
Exhibitions
| 2015-2016 | Pearls on a String: Artists, Patrons, and Poets at the Great Islamic Courts. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore; Asian Art Museum, San Francisco. |
Geographies
Turkey, Istanbul (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Folio H: 10 3/4 × W: 7 3/8 in. (27.3 × 18.8 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1903
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
W.848