Label:FS-7371_19
Title:Folio from an Anthology; man on top of a minaret
Medium:Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Dimensions:H x W: 34.4 x 22.9 cm (13 9/16 x 9 in)
Previous custodian or owner:Henri Vever (1854-1942), Charles Vignier (1863-1934), Francois Mautin (1907 - 2003)
Provenance:To 1913, Charles Vignier (1863-1934), Paris, France. [1], From 1913 to 1942, Henri Vever (1854-1942), Paris and Noyers, France, purchased from Charles Vignier, Paris, France on July 29, 1913. [2], From 1942 to 1986, Family member, Paris and Boulogne, France, by inheritance from Henri Vever, Paris and Noyers, France. [3], From 1986, Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, purchased from a family member, Paris and Boulogne, France. [4], Notes:, [1] See Glen D. Lowry and Susan Nemazee, "Appendix 2: Ledger of Acquisitions, 1894 and 1907-17" in A Jeweler’s Eye: Islamic Arts of the Book from the Vever Collection (Washington, DC: Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; Seattle and London: University of Washington Press, 1988), p. 234. See also Susan Nemazee, "Appendix 7: Chart of Recent Provenance" in An Annotated and Illustrated Checklist of the Vever Collection, Glenn D. Lowry et al (Washington, DC: Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; Seattle and London: University of Washington Press, 1988), p. 403., [2] See note 1., [3] See the Agreement for the Purchase and Sale of the Henri Vever Collection of January 9, 1986, Collections Management Office., [4] See note 3.
Origin:Iran
Credit Line:Purchase — Smithsonian Unrestricted Trust Funds, Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program, and Dr. Arthur M. Sackler
Date:1417-1418?
Period:Timurid period
Type:Manuscript
Topic:landscape, Timurid period (1378 - 1506), Iran, Arts of the Islamic World, Henri Vever collection, minaret
Attribution:Smithsonian Institution