Sections of a Qur'an copied for Baghdadshah Khatun

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Sections of a Qur'an copied for Baghdadshah Khatun

Ink, color and gold on paper

H x W: 36.5 x 24.8 cm (14 3/8 x 9 3/4 in)

Francois Mautin (1907 - 2003)

Jeanne Louise Monthiers (1861 - 1947)

Henri Vever (1854-1942)

Indjoudjian Freres

Agop Indjoudjian (1871 - 1951)

?-1932

Indjoudjian Frères, method of acquisition unknown [1]

1932

Sale, Paris, Hôtel Drouot "Objets d'art proche-orient des grandes époques ... provenant de la collection de Indjoudjian" December 19, 1932, lot 130 [2]

?-1942

Henri Vever (1854-1942), method of acquisition unknown [3]

1942-1947

Jeanne Louise Monthiers (1861-1947), bequest of Henri Vever [4]

1947-1986

Francois Mautin (1907-2003), bequest of Jeanne Louise Monthiers and Henri Vever [5]

From 1986

Arthur M. Sackler Gallery purchased from Francois Mautin [6]

Notes:

[1] See note 2. Indjoudjian Frères was an antiquities dealership based in Paris and New York, owned by the Armenian-born brothers Agop (1871-1951) and Meguerditch (1884-1927).

[2] See Hôtel Drouot "Objets d'art Proche-Orient des grandes époques ... provenant de la collection de Indjoudjian" [auction catalogue] (Paris: December 19, 1932), lot 130. The work is described as « CORAN ARABE du XVe siècle. Très belle écriture à rosaces dorées et magnifiques pages d'ouverture à décor polychrome. " See also auction sticker affixed to interior of manuscript.

[3] An accomplished French jeweler and collector, Henri Vever (1854-1942) amassed a large and impressive collection of

works of art during his lifetime. His holdings in Japanese prints and Islamic arts of the books, especially from Iran and India,

were among the most important assembled in the early twentieth century.

[4] Upon Henri Vever's death on September 25, 1942, his wife, Jeanne Louise Monthiers inherited the work. See exhibits F and G of Agreement of Purchase and Sale of the Henri Vever Collection, January 9, 1986, copy in object file.

[5] Upon the death of Jeanne Louise Monthiers, as stipulated in the will of Henri Vever, the family's assets were divided evenly between his two grandchildren. His only grandson, Francois Mautin inherited the collection known as "The Henri Vever Collection of Oriental Art and Manuscripts Including Persian and Indian Art and Manuscripts." This work is part of that collection. See exhibits F and G as cited in note 4.

[6] The Arthur M. Sackler Gallery purchased the entirety of the collection from Francois Mautin on January 9, 1986. See purchase agreement, copy in object file.

Research completed May 4, 2022.

Iran

Purchase — Smithsonian Unrestricted Trust Funds, Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program, and Dr. Arthur M. Sackler

Attributed to 1511-12 (917 A.H.)

Il-Khanid dynasty

Manuscript

Islam

Il-Khanid dynasty (1256 - 1353)

Qur'an

illumination

muhaqqaq script

Iran

Arts of the Islamic World

Henri Vever collection

Smithsonian Institution