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Source Description
This dark brown goatskin binding with flap from Walters manuscript W.642 is a Safavid binding produced in 16th-century Iran. The central lobed medallion, pendants, and cornerpieces are brushed with gold. There is a wide border with cartouches in gold with floral motifs alternating with small quatrefoils with raised flowers.This light brown doublure is decorated with filigree work on a multi-colored ground of blue, orange, and green. The design consists of a central lobed medallion with pendants and cornerpieces framed by a wide border of cartouches alternating with quatrefoils.
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Document identity
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80971
label
Binding from Poem (masnavi)
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object
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Source metadata
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80971
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object
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title
Binding from Poem (masnavi)
description
This dark brown goatskin binding with flap from Walters manuscript W.642 is a Safavid binding produced in 16th-century Iran. The central lobed medallion, pendants, and cornerpieces are brushed with gold. There is a wide border with cartouches in gold with floral motifs alternating with small quatrefoils with raised flowers.This light brown doublure is decorated with filigree work on a multi-colored ground of blue, orange, and green. The design consists of a central lobed medallion with pendants and cornerpieces framed by a wide border of cartouches alternating with quatrefoils.
provenance
Unknown collection [seal erased; original shelfmark of 3934 on on tail edge of codex]; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
965 AH/AD 1557-1558 (Safavid)
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CC0
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en
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bindings
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5
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import
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cm
width
24.5
height
15
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Folio H: 9 5/8 x W: 5 7/8 in. (24.5 x 15 cm)
Source extras
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Islamic; Persian
dynasty
Safavid Dynasty
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dark brown goatskin with gold
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3496
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MIS
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none
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