Document Case
Hindu, 18th-19th century
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Document Case
Hindu, 18th-19th century
Physical Qualities
Metal alloy, 12 1/2 in. (31.8 cm.) L
Credit Line
Lockwood de Forest Collection
Object Number
1922.2.92
This pierced design allowed air circulation within the case, preventing the growth of mold and discoloration of the documents that would have been kept inside.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by purchase, 1922; American Art Galleries, New York; Lockwood de Forest purchased in India, probably 1914
Collection installation, "Asia.The Art & Business of Writing", Levy Gallery, Baltimore Museum of Art, October 5, 2023-
Catalogue of the Rare and Valuable Examples of East Indian Persian and Syro-Damascan Art and Curios forming the private collection of the widely known artist and connoisseur Lockwood De Forest, Esq. of New York City, NY: American Art Association, 1922, no. 392.
On View: Levy Gallery 2, Case 05
