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Binding from Collection of Poems (Divan)
(Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World , Islamic Manuscripts)
This non-original, dark brown leather binding from Walters manuscript W.633 has a with flap and is decorated with a central lobed medallion with pendants and cornerpieces brushed with gold. The endleaves are of marbled paper with gilt edges. The binding probably dates to the 17th or 18th century.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Muhammad ibn Mustafá [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [ownership statement on fol. 1a]; Muhammad Riza Javahid Zamuni (?) [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [seal impression on fol. 1a]; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Iran (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Folio H: 5 1/2 x W: 3 9/16 in. (14 x 9 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.633.binding
