Medium:

Glazed clay

Dimensions:

H x W: 22.5 x 15.6 cm (8 7/8 x 6 1/8 in)

Style:

Raqqa ware

Type:

Vessel

Origin:

Raqqa, Syria

Date:

12th-13th century

Description:

Pitcher, spherical body, wide expanding neck, bold foot and curved handle. Handle and neck restored with plaster; also a hole in the body.

Clay: soft, sandy, white.

Glaze: very dark aubergine, largely decomposed; iridescent.

Provenance:

To 1903

Siegfried Bing (1838-1905), Paris, to 1903 [1]

From 1903 to 1919

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Siegfried Bing in 1903 [2]

From 1920

Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]

Notes:

[1] See Voucher No. 1, November 1903, L. 1243, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

[2] See note 1.

[3] The original deed of Charles Lang Freer's gift was signed in 1906. The collection was received in 1920 upon the completion of the Freer Gallery.

Collection:

Freer Gallery of Art Collection

Exhibition History:

The Peacock Room Comes to America [2022] (September 3, 2022 - ongoing)

The Peacock Room Comes to America [2017-2019] (October 14, 2017 to January 2, 2019)

The Peacock Room Comes to America [2011-2016] (April 9, 2011 to January 4, 2016)

Previous custodian or owner:

Siegfried Bing (1838-1905) (C.L. Freer source)

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

Topic:

iridescence  Search this

ceramic  Search this

Syria  Search this

Raqqa ware  Search this

Arts of the Islamic World  Search this

Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Accession Number:

F1903.204

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

On View:

Freer Gallery 12: The Peacock Room Comes to America

Related Online Resources:

Google Cultural Institute

The Story of the Beautiful

See more items in:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection

Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3006fb3e7-a601-4ee3-90f1-0b8167ddcb83

EDAN-URL:

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