Folio from the Majma' al-tawarikh (Compendium of history) by Hafiz Abru (d.1430); recto: The Birth of Muhammad; verso: text, Wet nurse Halima and her husband, Harith, taking care of infant Muhammad
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Period
1426 (829 A.H.) -
Geography
Herat, Historic Iran, present-day Afghanistan -
Material
Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper -
Dimension
H x W (overall): 42 x 32.5 cm (16 9/16 x 12 13/16 in) -
Accession Number
F2005.5 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F2005.5
Object Details
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Description
Detached folio from a dispersed copy of Majma' al-tawarikh (Compendium of history) by Hafiz Abru; text: Persian in black and red nasta'liq script; recto: text and illustration: The Birth of the prophet Muhammad, 18 lines; verso: text: 33 lines.Border: The text and the painting are set in red and blue rulings on cream-colored paper. -
Provenance
To 1969Robert Lehman (1891-1969), to 1969 [1]From 1969Metropolitan Museum of Art, Lehman Collection, New York City, bequeathed by Robert Lehman, from 1969 [2]To 2005Sam Fogg, Ltd., London, to 2005From 2005Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Sam Fogg, Ltd. in 2005Notes:[1] According to the seller, March 8, 2005 (see Provenance Remark 1 in the object record).[2] See note 1. -
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection -
Previous custodian or owner
Robert Lehman (1891-1969)The Metropolitan Museum of ArtSam Fogg, Ltd. (established 1986) -
Origin
Herat, Historic Iran, present-day Afghanistan -
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment -
Type
Manuscript -
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