A woman carrying a large jar

Object Details

• Artist

  Muhammad Muhsin

• Provenance

  To 1912

  Folsom Galleries, New York, to 1912 [1]

  From 1912 to 1919

  Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Folsom Galleries in 1912 [2]

  From 1920

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

  Notes:

  [1] Undated folder sheet note. See List of Persian Manuscripts and Minatures, pg. 108, 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

  Riza-i Abbasi Album (May 10, 1985 to September 3, 1985)

  Near Eastern Ceramics (June 24, 1982 to September 23, 1982)

  Near Eastern Ceramics (May 14, 1981 to May 10, 1985)

  The Brush of the Masters: Drawings from Iran (October 14, 1978 to May 30, 1979)

  Ceramics from the World of Islam (January 16, 1974 to July 1, 1974)

  Persian Art (January 1, 1963 to September 3, 1963)

  Centennial Exhibition, Galleries 6 and 7 (February 25, 1956 to April 10, 1962)

• Previous custodian or owner

  Folsom Galleries (C.L. Freer source)

  Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

• Origin

  Isfahan, Iran

• Credit Line

  Gift of Charles Lang Freer

• Type

  Drawing

• Restrictions and Rights

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• Name

  Freer, Charles Lang, Folsom Galleries

• Place

  Isfahan

• Topic

  S?afavid dynasty, 1501-1736, Charles Lang Freer collection, Art, Arts of the Islamic World, Woman

• Culture

  Muslims, Iranians

• Object Type

  Drawings