Medium:

Stone-paste painted under glaze

Dimensions:

H x W: 6.6 x 6.2 cm (2 5/8 x 2 7/16 in)

Type:

Vessel

Origin:

Iran

Date:

15th century?

Description:

Persian (?)

16th-17th century (?)

Fragment: the bottom of a bowl.

Clay: soft, buff-white.

Glaze: transparent.

Decoration: painted in blue on a white ground under glaze.

Provenance:

To 1908

Maurice Nahman (1868-1948), Cairo, Egypt, to 1908 [1]

From 1908 to 1919

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Maurice Nahman in 1908 [2]

From 1920

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

Notes:

[1] See Original Pottery List, L. 1711, 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:

Maurice Nahman (1868-1948) (C.L. Freer source)

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

Topic:

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Credit Line:

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Accession Number:

F1908.212

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

Related Online Resources:

Google Cultural Institute

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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:

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EDAN-URL:

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