Medium:

Stone-paste painted with glaze

Dimensions:

H x W: 18.2 x 25.5 cm (7 3/16 x 10 1/16 in)

Style:

Raqqa ware

Type:

Vessel

Origin:

Raqqa, Syria

Date:

11th-12th century

Description:

Vessel, vesica shaped; a bold basal ring, loop handle, and large spout. Cracked and repaired.

Clay: soft, sandy, light buff.

Glaze: deep turquoise green, partly disintegrated; golden and silver iridescence.

Provenance:

To 1904

O. Kalebjian, Paris, to 1904 [1]

From 1904 to 1919

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from O. Kalebdjian in 1904 [2]

From 1920

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

Notes:

[1] See Voucher No. 1, July 1904, L. 1302, 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:

Kalebjian Frères (C.L. Freer source)

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

Topic:

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ceramic  Search this

Syria  Search this

Raqqa ware  Search this

Arts of the Islamic World  Search this

Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this

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Credit Line:

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Accession Number:

F1904.149

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

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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/ye3919ed0bf-6d62-48e4-b7cb-78b6ec81e83c

EDAN-URL:

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