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Right Side of a Double-page Frontispiece with Geometrical Design

Islamic (Artist)
Nigerian (?) (Artist)
19th century
ink and pigments on cream European laid paper (probably Italian)
(Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World , Islamic Manuscripts)

This folio from Walters manuscript W.853.2 is the right side of a double-page frontispiece in the form of a square with a geometrical design in the center.

Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.

Present in England, before 1974 [1]. Henry Brownrigg, London, 1980s [2]; purchased by Sam Fogg Rare Books and Manuscripts, London, 1980s [3]; purchased by Walters Art Museum, 2000.

[1] According to Sam Fogg
[2] Dealer who sold at Portobello Road Market in London
[3] Sam Fogg, "Islamic Manuscripts", 2000, no. 22, pp. 56-57

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Geographies

West Africa (Place of Origin)

Measurements

H: 4 5/16 x W: 4 5/16 in. (11 x 11 cm)

Credit Line

Museum purchase with funds provided by the Islamic Acquisition Fund, 2000

Location in Museum

Centre Street: Fourth Floor: Across Asia - Arts of Asia and the Islamic World

Accession Number

In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.

W.853.2.1B

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Qur'an

Islamic
19th century
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