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Source Description
This illustration from Walters manuscript W.626 depicts an exchange between the owner of a house and a thief who makes a hole in the wall to break in, while pretending that he is playing drums.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
83754
label
The Owner of a House and a Thief
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
83754
contentType
object
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normalized
title
The Owner of a House and a Thief
description
This illustration from Walters manuscript W.626 depicts an exchange between the owner of a house and a thief who makes a hole in the wall to break in, while pretending that he is playing drums.
provenance
Ibrahim [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [round seal impression, Ibrahim (...) on front flyleaf iia]; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1073 AH/AD 1663
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
illuminated manuscripts
folios (leaves)
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1
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1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
26.5
height
15
dimensionsRaw
H: 10 7/16 x W: 5 7/8 in. (26.5 x 15 cm)
Source extras
cul
Islamic
med
ink and pigments on thin laid paper (probably Kashmiri)
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15727
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MSS
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MIS
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
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1
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0
type
photo
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