Plate

Object Details

• Description

  Plate, spherical, footless; silver gilt with spread eagle design in low, chased releif; framing wreath; double walls

• Provenance

  To 1958

  Elie Borowski, Toronto, Canada. [1]

  From 1958

  Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Elie Borowski, Toronto, Canada. [2]

  Notes:

  [1] Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List after 1920, Collections Management Office.

  [2] See note 1.

• Collection

  Freer Gallery of Art Collection

• Exhibition History

  Near Eastern Art—Paintings, Metalwork (August 18, 1967 to February 10, 1972)

  Near Eastern Art (January 1, 1963 to August 18, 1967)

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

  Special Exhibition Afghanistan (September 3, 1963 to June 5, 1964)

  Special Exhibition of Persian Art (May 1, 1960 to August 11, 1961)

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

• Previous custodian or owner

  Elie Borowski

• Origin

  Iran

• Credit Line

  Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

• Type

  Vessel

• Restrictions and Rights

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  1800s, 1950s

• Name

  Borowski, Elie

• Topic

  Gilding, Bronze, Repoussé, Hammering, Silver, Art, Ancient Near Eastern Art, Eagles, Forgery, Chasing, Modern period (1912 - present), Metal-work

• Culture

  Iranians, Middle Easterners

• Object Type

  Vessels (containers)