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Source Description
This non-original, dark brown leather binding from Walters manuscript W.633 has a with flap and is decorated with a central lobed medallion with pendants and cornerpieces brushed with gold. The endleaves are of marbled paper with gilt edges. The binding probably dates to the 17th or 18th century.
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Document identity
localId
83448
label
Binding from Collection of Poems (Divan)
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obj
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object
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2
Source metadata
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83448
contentType
object
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normalized
title
Binding from Collection of Poems (Divan)
description
This non-original, dark brown leather binding from Walters manuscript W.633 has a with flap and is decorated with a central lobed medallion with pendants and cornerpieces brushed with gold. The endleaves are of marbled paper with gilt edges. The binding probably dates to the 17th or 18th century.
provenance
Muhammad ibn Mustafá [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [ownership statement on fol. 1a]; Muhammad Riza Javahid Zamuni (?) [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [seal impression on fol. 1a]; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
17th-18th century (?) (Safavid)
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
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bindings
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2
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2
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import
dimensions
units
cm
width
14
height
9
dimensionsRaw
Folio H: 5 1/2 x W: 3 9/16 in. (14 x 9 cm)
Source extras
cul
Islamic
dynasty
Safavid Dynasty
med
dark brown leather with gold and marbled paper
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6747
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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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245e404c857e2b9f
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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c49efb2cacc8ff12
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no
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no