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At A Glance

  • Period

    16th century
  • Geography

    Si Satchanalai, Sukhothai province, Thailand
  • Material

    Stoneware with iron pigment under clear glaze
  • Dimension

    H x W x D: 3.3 x 3.7 x 3.7 cm (1 5/16 x 1 7/16 x 1 7/16 in)
  • Accession Number

    F1989.45a-b
  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_F1989.45a-b

Object Details

  • Description

    Small round box with molded lid with four relief petals and nipple handle, tapering body, and inset base.
    Clay: coarse, buff with black speckles.
    Glaze: clear, shiny on outside of lid and upper body; matte brown glaze inside body; inside of lid, lower body, and base unglazed.
    Decoration: in underglaze iron.
    Mark: none.
  • Provenance

    From 1959
    Dean Frasché, collected in 1959 from Sawankhalok kiln site, Thailand. [1]
    To 1989
    Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Dean Frasché, Greenwich, Connecticut. [2]
    Notes:
    [1] Curatorial Remark 3 in the object record.
    [2] See note 1.
    Also see Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List after 1920, Collections Management Office.
  • Collection

    Freer Gallery of Art Collection
  • Previous custodian or owner

    Dean Frasché (1906-1994)
  • Origin

    Si Satchanalai, Sukhothai province, Thailand
  • Credit Line

    Gift of Dean Frasché
  • Type

    Container
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