Altar cruet

Object Details

• Description

  Alter cruet made of purple-colored, mold-blown glass now partly covered by iridescence. Decoration on hexagonal body consists of cross potent on steps and on globe, leaved cross, and lozenge-shaped figure in rectangle, possibly standing for bookbinding and therefore symbolizing the Gospel. One of a pair with F1935.16.

• Provenance

  To 1935

  Fahim Kouchakji, New York. [1]

  From 1935

  Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Fahim Kouchakji, New York. [2]

  Notes:

  [1] Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record.

  [2] See note 1.

• Collection

  Freer Gallery of Art Collection

• Exhibition History

  Untitled Exhibition, South Corridor (December 10, 1984 to July 10, 1986)

  Ancient Glass (May 26, 1982 to June 25, 1982)

  Untitled Exhibition, South Corridor (March 6, 1981 to May 7, 1984)

  Armenian Manuscripts (May 15, 1979 to March 11, 1980)

  Christian Art (December 1, 1971 to April 7, 1978)

  Christian Art (January 1, 1963 to May 15, 1968)

  Glass Exhibition, in honor of VI International Congress on Glass (July 4, 1962 to December 3, 1962)

  Untitled Exhibition, Armenian and Byzantine Art (July 28, 1958 to January 1, 1963)

  Centennial Exhibition, Gallery 6 Alcove (February 25, 1956 to July 22, 1958)

  Untitled Exhibition, Ancient Near Eastern Art, East Corridor (October 26 to November 10, 1955)

  Special Exhibition, Armenian Manuscripts and East Christian Art (February 15, 1955 to April 13, 1955)

  Untitled Exhibition, Ancient Near Eastern Art, 1947 (June 18, 1947 to October 26, 1955)

  Untitled Exhibition, Armenian Manuscripts, Gallery 6, 1947 (April 23 to October 3, 1947)

  Untitled Exhibition, Armenian Manuscripts (December 20, 1944 to October 6, 1947)

  Untitled Exhibition, Persian and Near Eastern Art (May 5, 1933 to September 24, 1947)

• Previous custodian or owner

  Fahim Kouchakji (1886-1976)

• Origin

  Syria

• Credit Line

  Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

• Type

  Vessel

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• Related Resources

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• Date

  700s, 500s

• Name

  Fahim Kouchakji

• Topic

  Art, Ancient Near Eastern Art, Iridescence, Roman Period (30 BCE - 395 CE), Glassblowing

• Culture

  Middle Easterners, Syrians

• Object Type

  Vessels (containers)