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Period
14th century -
Geography
Iran -
Material
Stone-paste molded and painted under glaze -
Dimension
H x W: 2.1 x 20.3 cm (13/16 x 8 in) -
Accession Number
F1903.228 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1903.228
Object Details
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Description
Tile: eight-pointed star form. Sultanabad ware.Clay: soft, dense, gray.Glaze: colorless transparent; silvery iridescence.Decoration: lotus design in low relief, with details painted in black on a ground of deep blue, under the covering glaze. -
Provenance
To 1903Dikran G. Kelekian (1868-1951), Cairo, Egypt, Paris, France, and New York to 1903 [1]From 1903 to 1919Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Dikran G. Kelekian in 1903 [2]From 1920Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]Notes:[1] See Voucher No. 24, November 1903, and Original Pottery List, L. 1262, 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)Near Eastern Pottery and Persian Painting (May 2, 1923 to March 14, 1931) -
Previous custodian or owner
Dikran Garabed Kelekian (1868-1951) (C.L. Freer source)Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919) -
Origin
Iran -
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer -
Type
Architectural Element -
On View
Freer Gallery 12: The Peacock Room Comes to America -
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