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The Owner of a House and a Thief
(Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World , Islamic Manuscripts)
This illustration from Walters manuscript W.626 depicts an exchange between the owner of a house and a thief who makes a hole in the wall to break in, while pretending that he is playing drums.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Ibrahim [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [round seal impression, Ibrahim (...) on front flyleaf iia]; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Bharat (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 10 7/16 x W: 5 7/8 in. (26.5 x 15 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.626.136A
