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Binding from Collection of Poems (Divan)
late 11th century AH/AD 17th-12th century AH/AD 18th century
boards covered with red leather with gold-brocaded silk
(Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World , Islamic Manuscripts)
(Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World , Islamic Manuscripts)
This non-original binding from Walters manuscript W.632 probably dates to the late 11th century AH/AD 17th or12th century AH/AD 18th. The binding is red leather with central panels on the boards and the flap filled with gold-brocaded Safavid silk.
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.
Muhammad Habib [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [seal impression on fol. 2b and invocation: ya kabikaj on fol. 1a]; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Measurements
Folio H: 7 7/8 x W: 4 5/16 in. (20 x 11 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.632.binding
