Pitcher
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Period
12th century -
Geography
Iran -
Material
Stone-paste with colorless transparent alkali-silicate glaze -
Dimension
H x W: 10 x 8.3 cm (3 15/16 x 3 1/4 in) -
Accession Number
F1937.10 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1937.10
Object Details
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Description
Pitcher: with a solid disk foot. Broken and repaired.Clay: fairly hard, white.Glaze: lustrous white enamel, of egg-shell texture.Decoration: in relief, -- with details pierced and filled with glaze. -
Provenance
To 1937Hagop Kevorkian (1872-1962), New York to 1937 [1]From 1937Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Hagop Kevorkian, New York in 1937 [2]Notes:[1] See undated folder sheet note, object file, Collections Management Office. See also Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List after 1920, Collections Management Office.[2] See note 1. -
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection -
Exhibition History
Parades: Freer Ceramics Installed by Gwyn Hanssen Pigott (November 4, 2006 to January 7, 2008)Ceramics from the World of Islam (January 16, 1974 to July 1, 1974) -
Previous custodian or owner
Hagop Kevorkian (1872-1962) -
Origin
Iran -
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment -
Type
Vessel -
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