Hexagonal covered box
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Period
16th century -
Geography
Si Satchanalai, Sukhothai province, Thailand -
Material
Stoneware with iron pigment under milky glaze -
Dimension
H x W x D: 7 x 8 x 8 cm (2 3/4 x 3 1/8 x 3 1/8 in) -
Accession Number
F1994.18a-b -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1994.18a-b
Object Details
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Description
Small, glazed pottery box, hexagonal and faceted in shape, with knobbed lid. Glazed stoneware, with floral and linear decoration with dark blue underglaze.The pigment used is iron, not cobalt.The milky glaze gives the iron a blue appearance. -
Provenance
From 1966-70 to 1994Ken J.J. Baars, Surrey, England, acquired in Southeast Asia from a private source. [1]From 1994Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Ken J.J. Baars, Surrey, England. [2]Notes:[1] According object record notes, Ken J.J. Baars acquired the object from a private source in Southeast Asia between 1966 and 1970 while he was working on geophysical fieldwork for the Royal Dutch Shell Company. It was shipped to Holland in 1970 with the rest of his collection when his contract with the Brunei Shell Company ended.[2] See Curatorial Remark 3 in the object record. -
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection -
Previous custodian or owner
Ken J.J. Baars -
Origin
Si Satchanalai, Sukhothai province, Thailand -
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment -
Type
Container -
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