Pair of DoorsThis pair of doors once belonged to a minbar and most probably came from the base of its stairs.[1] An elaborate geometric design centered on twelve-pointed stars arranged in staggered rows decorates the front of the doors, which are constructed of rosewood
New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1930. pp. 99–100, ill. fig. 44 (b/w).
London: Faber and Faber Ltd., 1935, pl. 61a,b. Parrot, André. 1948.
From the Saint Anne Portal, Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Paris (ca. 1180–ca. 1793 (?)).; possibly Dr. Lecorché, France (?); [ Lucien J. Demotte, Paris and New York (through Manuel Cobo, by 1930–sold 1937)]; [ C
Mitteilungen des Museen-Verbandes 61 (March 1939). pp. 13–14, fig. 2a, b.
From a room above the chapter house of the Monastery of San Pedro de Arlanza, near Hortigüela, Burgos, Spain (sold by the government in the nineteenth century); Private Collection ; [ Sr. Colominas, Barcelona (sold 1931)]
Paintings-Fresco Credit Line: The Cloisters Collection, 1931 Object Number: 31.38.2a, b
London: B. T. Batsford, 1939. p. 20, fig. 8; XXI, 5. Jacobstahl, Paul.
[By 1918, R.D. Messayeh, New York]; [1919, purchased by Joseph Brummer from Messayeh, New York (Brummer inv. no. N315)]; acquired by the Museum in 1947, purchased from the estate of Joseph Brummer, New York
Louchheim, Aline B. 1949. “Near-Eastern Art Placed on Display: Metropolitan Shows
Said to have come from Alexandria (von Bothmer and d’Harnoncourt 1950, p. 9, no.
1972.118.95 Said to have come from Alexandria (von Bothmer and d’Harnoncourt 1950, p.
Bulletin of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 23(3): p. 82.Richter, Gisela M
Bulletin of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 23(3): p. 82. Richter, Gisela M.
Sigismond Bardac, Paris (from at least 1903); [possibly Dikran G. Kelekian (American, born Turkey), Cairo, Paris, and New York (sold ca. 1909)]; George and Florence Blumenthal, Paris and NY (ca. 1909? or least 1927-1941)
Les Arts 16 (April 1903). p. 27, ill. p. 9.
