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Leaf from Farhang-i Jahangiri
(India, Nepal, and Tibet, Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic Manuscripts, Islamic World )
This folio, Walters manuscript W.874 is a text page from Farhang-i Jahangiri (a Persian-language dictionary) by Jamal al-Din Husayn Inju Shirazi (died 1035 AH/AD 1625-1626).
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Fine Indian and Persian Miniatures Sale, Sotheby's, New York, March 25, 1987, lot 185; John and Berthe Ford, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 2001, by gift.
Exhibitions
| 2001-2003 | Desire and Devotion: Art from India, Nepal, and Tibet in the John and Berthe Ford Collection. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore; Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara; Albuquerque Museum, Albuquerque; Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham; Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong. |
Geographies
India (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 13 9/16 x W: 8 3/4 in. (34.5 x 22.2 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of John and Berthe Ford, 2001
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.874.B
