Initial "H" with King David kneeling in prayer
(Manuscripts and Rare Books)
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Created by the "Sarijs group" of the Brethren of the Common Life in Zwolle, Netherlands, ca. 1470 [armorial device found on fol. 52r, but may be decorative and not indicate original ownership]; Charles W. Reynell, London, ca. 1860 [ownership inscription in ink on back pastedown]; C. H. Reynell, Memphis, Tennessee, by inheritance [his sales at Sotheby's, London, July 5-7, and July 26-28, 1937]; Dmitri Tselos, Minnesota, 1941, by purchase in Europe; George Tselos and Susan E. Tselos, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 2006, by purchase.
Geographies
Netherlands, Zwolle (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 5 11/16 x W: 3 7/8 in. (14.4 x 9.8 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase and partial donation by George Tselos and Susan E. Tselos in memory of their father Dimitri Tselos, 2006
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.918.129R