Illustrated Manuscript Page from a Bestiary (Tiger)

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Photo by John Bentham.
Illustrated Manuscript Page from a Bestiary (Tiger)
Photo by John Bentham.
Date16th century
MediumGouache, ink, and gilt on paper
DimensionsComposition: 7 in. × 4 1/4 in. (17.8 × 10.8 cm) Sheet: 8 3/4 × 5 1/2 in. (22.2 × 14 cm) Support: 13 × 9 3/4 in. (33 × 24.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of William G. Roehrick, Class of 1934, H1971
Object number1986.29.3
On view
DescriptionThe reverse of this book page (removed at a prior date from the bound volume of which it was originally part) is adhered to a paperboard mount with gelatin adhesive and is therefore not visible. UV light reveals text on the verso, but it is unclear if there is another illustration or not. The text is Persian.
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Exhibition History 2024-2025
Clinton, NY. The Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art, Hamilton College. "Menagerie: Animals in Art from the Wellin Museum," September 7, 2024 –June 8, 2025 (no cat.).
Provenance 1986: Hamilton College (Fred L. Emerson Gallery), by gift of William G. Roehrick.
Markings Ruler drawn lines along all edges on support and sheet in pencil
Published References Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College, Friends of Art Newsletter, vol. 1, no. 1, February 1988, "Acquisitions 1986"
Inscribed Inscribed in pencil at center right edge [sideways]: C; in ink at lower center beyond pencil-marked margins: [Arabic text]; in pencil at upper center of support: MP copbey (B) 2 [illegible]
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