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Source Description
In 1903, Henry Walters purchased several works of art from Robert S. Pardo, the manager of the Oriental Museum. These items included the Jeweled Gun of Sultan Mahmud I and other Ottoman arms and accessories. To accompany the purchases, Pardo gave to Walters this book which describes the objects and gives their histories (often embellished).
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25627
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Description of Mr. Henry Walters' Collection of Oriental Royal Arms Etc.
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title
Description of Mr. Henry Walters' Collection of Oriental Royal Arms Etc.
description
In 1903, Henry Walters purchased several works of art from Robert S. Pardo, the manager of the Oriental Museum. These items included the Jeweled Gun of Sultan Mahmud I and other Ottoman arms and accessories. To accompany the purchases, Pardo gave to Walters this book which describes the objects and gives their histories (often embellished).
provenance
Robert S. Pardo, Istanbul, 1903; given to Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1903; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
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1903
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cm
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27.3
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18.8
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ink on paper bound between leather
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Folio H: 10 3/4 × W: 7 3/8 in. (27.3 × 18.8 cm)
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