Initial C
(Manuscripts and Rare Books)
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Paris (?), ca. 1180; F. Fermy [mode of acquisition unknown], 16th or 17th century ('F. Fermy' added in left lower margin on fol. 100v, in brown ink); Sir Thomas Phillipps, second half of 19th century, [mode of acquisition unknown] Ms. 22241; Sir Thomas Phillips Sale, London, Sotheby's, June 6, 1898, lot 107; Michael Tomkinson of Franche Hall, Kidderminster, June 6, 1898, by purchase; C. W. Dyson Perrins, 1911 (his bookplate on front pastedown, "Perrins 100," stamped on back pastedown), by purchase; C. W. Dyson Perrins Sale, London, Sotheby's (part 2), December 1, 1959, lot 54, [Pl. 3, fols. 1, 70, 125, 164]; Bernard Quaritch Ltd., London, December 1, 1959, by purchase; English private collector [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase; Bernard Quaritch Ltd., London, ca. 1982, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1985, by purchase.
Geographies
France, Paris (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 14 3/16 x W: 9 7/16 in. (36 x 24 cm)
Credit Line
Museum Purchase
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.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
W.809.70R