Binding from Qur'an
n.d.
This non-original leather binding from Walters manuscript W.570 (with a flap) is attached the wrong way round.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Sultan Ahmad (reigned 1703-1730) [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Mosque of Murad Pasha, Istanbul, 1719, by gift [donated by the Ottoman ruler Sultan Ahmad to the Mosque]; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Measurements
Folio H: 20 1/16 x W: 14 9/16 in. (51 x 37 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.570.binding