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Binding from Collection of Poems (divan)
The binding from Walters manuscript W.631 is composed of dark brown leather (with a flap). The binding is decorated with a gold-brushed central panel and frames panel-stamped in relief; a central panel with lobed medallion and pendants, and an allover floral and vine decoration.
Provenance
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
Iran (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Folio H: 8 11/16 x W: 5 1/8 in. (22 x 13 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.631.binding
