Light blue molded fragment

Object Details

• Provenance

  From 1934 to 1970

  Dr. Myron Bement Smith (1897-1970). [1]

  1970 – 71

  Mrs. Myron Bement Smith, Washington DC [2]

  From 1971

  Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Mrs. Myron Bement Smith, Washington DC [3]

  Notes:

  [1] Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record. Also see the Myron Bement Smith Collection file, Collections Management Office.

  [2] See note 1.

  [3] See note 1.

• Collection

  Freer Study Collection

• Previous custodian or owner

  Dr. Myron Bement Smith (1897-1970)

  Katherine Dennis Smith (Mrs. Myron Bement Smith) (1893-1983)

• Origin

  Iran

• Credit Line

  Gift of Mrs. Myron Bement Smith

• Type

  Unclassified

• Restrictions and Rights

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• Related Resources

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• Name

  Smith, Myron Bement, Smith, Katherine Dennis

• Topic

  Molding, Art, Glass, Arts of the Islamic World, Myron Bement Smith collection

• Culture

  Muslims, Iranians

• Object Type

  Unclassified