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Binding from Collection of Poems (Divan)
This non-original binding from Walters manuscript W.628 may be attributable to late 12th-century AH/AD 18th or 13th-century AH/AD 19th Turkey. The binding is composed of red leather with scalloped medallion and has gold-tooled decoration and borders.
Provenance
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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [Ex libris on upper board inside]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1984-1985 | Illuminated Manuscripts: Masterpieces in Miniature. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Geographies
Turkey (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Folio H: 8 7/16 x W: 5 5/16 in. (21.5 x 13.5 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.628.binding
