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Object Details

• Provenance

  ?-1928

  Grandfather of Clarice Weston (d. 1928), North Yorkshire, England, method of acquisition unknown [1]

  1928-?

  Family of Clarice Weston, by descent from the grandfather of Clarice Weston [2]

  ?-?

  Clarice Weston, by descent [3]

  ?-?

  Unidentified dealer, method of acquisition unknown from Clarice Weston [4]

  ?-1989

  John Lawrence Fine Arts, Inc., London, England, purchased from Unidentified dealer [5]

  From 1989

  Freer Gallery of Art, purchase from John Lawrence Fine Arts, Inc. [6]

  Notes:

  [1] See letter from Clarice Weston, London, England to John Lawrence Fine Arts, Inc., dated April 28, 1989, copy in object file. Clarice Weston’s letter states, “Dear Sirs, [/] I have been asked by the dealer from whom you purchased the two mother of pearl plates to furnish you with details of their provenance. [/] I do not know precisely how or when my family acquired them but I do remember them as having come from my grandfather's house in North Yorkshire after his death in 1928.”

  [2] See note 1.

  [3] See note 1.

  [4] See note 1.

  [5] See incoming receipt, dated July 10, 1989, copy in object file. The object was transferred from John Lawrence Fine Arts, Inc. to the Freer Gallery of Art for acquisition consideration on July 10, 1989.

  John Lawrence Fine Arts, Ltd. was a gallery in London, England specialized in the sale of Indian and Islamic art. Mark Zebrowski (1945-1999) and John Robert Alderman, who were American dealers and collectors, formed the company in the 1980s. John Lawrence Fine

  Arts was active in the mid-1980s and 1990s and successfully placed works in the collection of the British Museum; Los Angeles County Museum of Art; The Metropolitan Museum of Art; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; San Diego Museum of Art.

  [6] See object file for copy of John Lawrence Fine Arts, Inc. invoice, issued by John R. Alderman, to Freer Gallery of Art, dated July 14, 1989, and marked approved on September 15, 1989. This invoice includes F1989.69 and F1989.70, which are described together as, “A Mother of Pearl Plate and Cup [sic, Plate]. Mughal, 16th or 17th c. [/] Diameters: 26.5 and 15.5 cm.”

  Research updated May 28, 2024

• Collection

  Freer Gallery of Art Collection

• Exhibition History

  Arts of the Indian Subcontinent and the Himalayas (October 16, 2004 to January 3, 2016)

  South and South East Asian Art (May 9, 1993 to February 7, 2000)

• Previous custodian or owner

  Clarice Weston

  John Lawrence Fine Arts, Inc. (active mid-1980s-1990s)

• Origin

  Gujarat state, India

• Credit Line

  Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

• Type

  Vessel

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  1600s, 1690s

• Name

  Weston, Clarice, John Lawrence Fine Arts, Inc.

• Place

  Gujarat state, India

• Topic

  South Asian and Himalayan Art, Art, Lotus

• Culture

  Himalayan peoples, South Asians

• Object Type

  Vessels (containers)