Binding from Collection of Poems (Divan)
This non-original binding from Walters manuscript W.638 probably dates to the 12th century AH/AD 18th. It is composed of dark brown leather (with a flap), and has a gold-tooled and -painted central rectangular panel and frames.
Provenance
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'Abd Allah al-Muradi, 1132 AH/AD 1719 [mode of acquisition unknown] [seal impression fol. 91b]; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Measurements
Folio H: 9 7/16 x W: 5 5/16 in. (24 x 13.5 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
W.638.binding