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Binding from Qur'an
1282 AH/AD 1865-1866 (Ottoman)
black leather with gold and blue paper endpapers
(Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World , Islamic Manuscripts)
(Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World , Islamic Manuscripts)
This 19th-century Ottoman Turkish black leather binding from Walters manuscript W.577 is decorated with a tooled and gold-painted geometric design enclosed by frames, including a wide frame with tooled chain-link design.
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.
Geographies
Turkey (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Folio H: 5 1/8 x W: 3 9/16 in. (13 x 9 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.577.binding
