Unknown Indian
Mughal Velvet Panel

CultureMughal Empire, India
Titles
  • Mughal Velvet Panel
Datec. 1625
MediumSilk velvet
DimensionsOverall (approximately): 51 3/4 × 28 1/8 in. (131.4 × 71.4 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Accessions Endowment Fund
Object number2023.108
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
112M Islamic Art Gallery
On view

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ProvenanceCollection of Nasli Heeramaneck, New York, 1940s-50s; by descent, Simonetta Angeli (Alice Heeramaneck's niece) and Filippo Festini; Private European collection; [Prahlad Bubbar, Ltd., London, (Bubbar 73)]; purchased by MFAH, 2023.
Exhibition HistoryPreviously exhibited by the dealer, Prahlad Bubbar, in his October 2022 exhibition "Connective Threads: Historic and Conceptual" in London.
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Catalogue raisonnéN/A

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