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Binding from Qur'an
(Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World , Islamic Manuscripts)
This original binding from Walters manuscript W.563 is composed of brown, gold-tooled leather (with a flap). The binding has a central lobed oval with pendants and cornerpieces, all with floral motifs, and a large border comprised of rectangular pieces with floral motifs. The doublures of reddish-brown leather are of similar design with filigree work on a blue ground. The fore-edge flap is inscribed with verses 77-80 from chapter 56 (Surat al-waqi'ah).
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Sultan 'Uthman Khan [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [erased bequest (waqf) statement and stamp on fol. 3a]; Sultan Bayezid II [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [seal on fol. 8a]; Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date of acquisition unknown] by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1988 | Bindings from the Islamic World. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Geographies
India (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Folio H: 15 3/4 x W: 12 3/16 in. (40 x 31 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.563.binding
