Artist
Unknown Spanish
CultureSpanish
Titles
- Book of Nobility with Seal
- Carta ejecutoria de hidalguía (letters patent of nobility) in favor of Bartolome Sirvente and Juan Sirvente, residents of Andujar
Datec. 1583
PlaceSpain
MediumLeather bound illuminated manuscript with lead seal; ink and pigment on parchment
DimensionsBook: 9 × 13 in. (22.9 × 33 cm)
Seal: 1/4 x 3 diameter in. (0.6 x 7.6 cm)
Seal: 1/4 x 3 diameter in. (0.6 x 7.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Miss Annette Finnigan
Object number36.54.A,.B
Not on view
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Exhibition History"New Light on Old Masters: European Art from Houston Collections," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 2, 2021–January 23, 2022.
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