Youth Confesses his Falling in Love to his Father
Set in India, this story from Walters manuscript W.649 begins with a young Hindu man confessing his strong love for his childhood friend to his father. His father consents to the young man's request to marry and sends a message to the girl's parents.
Provenance
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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Iran (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 9 1/4 x W: 5 11/16 in. (23.5 x 14.5 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
W.649.9A