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Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Created in England, ca. 1375. Waler dei Klerla (?) [1]. An English library [2], 15th century. Homofredus Taylor, 16th century (?) [3]. Robertus Nebbus, 16th century (?) [4]. Tailerus, 16th century (?) [5]; Edward Conway [d. 1631] [6]. Thomas Thorpe, London, early 19th century [7]; purchased by Sir Thomas Phillipps, 1836 [8]; Sothebys Sale (by Thomas Fenwick, grandson of Phillipps), after 1893. Henry Walters, Baltimore, before 1931; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
[1] inscription on fol. 109r
[2] no. 38 in top margin of fol. 1
[3] inscribed twice on fol. 108v, along with the name "Atwodde"
[4] inscription on 109r
[5] inscription on 109r
[6] signature on fol. 109v
[7] his catalog no. 293
[8] catalog no. 9409
Geographies
England (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 9 7/16 × W: 6 7/8 in. (24 × 17.5 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.81.1R
