Medium:

Clay

Dimensions:

H x W: 4.9 x 9.7 cm (1 15/16 x 3 13/16 in)

Type:

Furniture and Furnishing

Description:

Lamp, of rounded form, with sides pinched to form a projecting spout.

Clay: soft, gray.

Glaze: greyish-green clouded with russet-brown; crazed.

Decoration: in brownish-black under glaze.

Provenance:

To 1908

Moussa Arouani and Co., Damascus, to 1908 [1]

From 1908 to 1919

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Moussa Arouani and Co. in 1908 [2]

From 1920

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

Notes:

[1] See Original Pottery List, L. 1781, 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:

Moussa Arouani and Co. (C.L. Freer source)

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

Topic:

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Credit Line:

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Accession Number:

F1908.131

Restrictions & Rights:

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Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

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EDAN-URL:

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