Pitcher

Object Details

• 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)

• Origin

  Iran

• Credit Line

  Gift of Charles Lang Freer

• Type

  Vessel

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  1100s, 1200s

• Name

  Freer, Charles Lang, Larkin, Thomas Joseph

• Topic

  Charles Lang Freer collection, Art, Arts of the Islamic World, Stone-paste, Saljuq period (1037 - 1300), Ceramics

• Culture

  Muslims, Iranians

• Object Type

  Vessels (containers)