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Catalog Data

Medium:
Stone-paste painted over glaze with luster
Dimensions:
H x W: 17.9 x 17.2 cm (7 1/16 x 6 3/4 in)
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
Iran
Date:
late 12th-early 13th century
Period:
Saljuq period
Description:
Persian
Seljuk period, late 12th-early 13th century
Pitcher, with a short spout and handle. Restorations and repairs.
Clay: soft, white.
Glaze: cream-white, crackled.
Decoration: in brown lustre and reserve.
Provenance:
To 1909
T. J. Larkin, London, to 1909 [1]
From 1909 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from T. J. Larkin, London, in 1909 [2]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] See Original Pottery List, L. 1975, 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:
Studies in Connoisseurship 1923-1983 (September 23, 1983 to March 1, 1984)
Near Eastern Ceramics (June 24, 1982 to September 23, 1982)
Near Eastern Ceramics (May 14, 1981 to May 10, 1985)
Art of the Near East (August 21, 1977 to December 14, 1979)
Ceramics from the World of Islam (January 16, 1974 to July 1, 1974)
Near Eastern Art (June 5, 1964 to August 18, 1967)
Persian Art (January 1, 1963 to September 3, 1963)
Special Exhibition Afghanistan (September 3, 1963 to June 5, 1964)
Centennial Exhibition, Galleries 6 and 7 (February 25, 1956 to April 10, 1962)
Untitled Exhibition, Persian and Near Eastern Art (May 5, 1933 to September 24, 1947)
Untitled Exhibition, Persian Art (March 14, 1931 to May 5, 1933)
Near Eastern Pottery and Persian Painting (May 2, 1923 to March 14, 1931)
Previous custodian or owner:
Thomas Joseph Larkin (1848-1915) (C.L. Freer source)
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
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Saljuq period (1037 - 1300)  Search this
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Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
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Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1909.370
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye376b86ba0-7535-4e1c-8c76-3eabfbb8eab7
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1909.370