Medium:

Crystalline quartz

Dimensions:

H x W x D (overall): 1.8 x 2.3 x 0.4 cm (11/16 x 7/8 x 3/16 in)

Type:

Tool and Equipment

Origin:

Iran

Date:

19th century

Period:

Qajar period

Provenance:

To 1907

Syed Bahadin Shah, Egypt, to 1907 [1]

From 1907 to 1919

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Syed Bahadin Shah, in Egypt, in 1907 [2]

From 1920

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

Notes:

[1] See Reserved Miscellaneous List, R. 5606, 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

Previous custodian or owner:

Syed Bahadin Shah (C.L. Freer source)

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

Topic:

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Qajar period (1779 - 1925)  Search this

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Credit Line:

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Accession Number:

F1907.491

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

Related Online Resources:

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Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3767313a2-7de3-4491-bf43-49430942208d

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_F1907.491