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Animals and Birds of of Hindustan: MonkeysThat Can Be Taught to Do Tricks, from the Baburnama (Book of Babur)
10th century AH/AD 16th century (Mughal)
opaque watercolor and ink on re-margined paper
(Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World , Islamic Manuscripts, India, Nepal, and Tibet)
(Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World , Islamic Manuscripts, India, Nepal, and Tibet)
This folio from Walters manuscript W.596 depicts animals of Hindustan: monkeys called bandar that can be taught to do tricks.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 9/10/2015 | Treatment | examined for exhibition; examined for loan; media consolidation; mounted |
Geographies
India (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Folio H: 12 5/8 x W: 8 1/4 in. (32 x 21 cm); Image H: 9 1/4 × W: 5 13/16 in. (23.5 × 14.7 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
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.596.27B
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