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Source Description
This non-original red goatskin binding from Walters manuscript W.589 has a flap and a central lobed oval, pendants, and cornerpieces. The binding has doublures of brown goatskin with a gold-painted central lobed oval. It probably dates to the 18th century.
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Document identity
localId
79988
label
Binding from Two Works on Precious Stones
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obj
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object
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2
Source metadata
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79988
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Binding from Two Works on Precious Stones
description
This non-original red goatskin binding from Walters manuscript W.589 has a flap and a central lobed oval, pendants, and cornerpieces. The binding has doublures of brown goatskin with a gold-painted central lobed oval. It probably dates to the 18th century.
provenance
Grand Vizier 'Ali Pasha (?) [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [erased waqf seal with shelf mark 1830 or 8830 on fol. 1a]; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
18th century (?) (Ottoman)
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
bindings
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2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
23.5
height
14.5
dimensionsRaw
Folio H: 9 1/4 x W: 5 11/16 in. (23.5 x 14.5 cm)
Source extras
cul
Islamic
dynasty
Ottoman Dynasty
med
red goatskin with brown goatskin and gold doublures
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6768
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MSS
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MIS
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none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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5919c9c72b3bd35d
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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e97e909ccfd9d015
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no
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no