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Binding from Yusuf and Zulaykha
This binding from Walters manuscript W.644 is composed of dark brown goatskin (with a flap). The binding has panel-stamped central and border divisions with floral and vine designs, brushed with gold. The red doublures have a central lobed medallion and cornerpieces of gold filigree work over colored paper with significant loses.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Papas-zadah …(?), [1]311 AH/AD 1893-1894 [fol. 1a]; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Iran (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Folio H: 8 11/16 x W: 5 1/2 in. (22 x 14 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.644.binding
