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Foliate Initial "H" (Here Ihesu Criste) with Grotesques in Margin
2nd half 15th century
ink and pigments on highly finished, thin to medium weight cream-colored parchment
(Manuscripts and Rare Books, Medieval Europe )
(Manuscripts and Rare Books, Medieval Europe )
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
[Created in the fifteenth century, Haarlem, Netherlands]; Marshall C. Lefferts [ex-libris on inside corner, upper board],1901 [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Lefferts Sale, 1901; George H. Richmond, 1901 [purchased from Lefferts Sale, 1901]; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Netherlands (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Folio H: 7 1/2 × W: 5 3/16 in. (19.1 × 13.2 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.192.61R
