Islamic Glass Fragment

Object Details

• Provenance

  To 1981

  Joseph H. Hirshhorn (1899-1981). [1]

  From 1981 to 1988

  Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, bequeathed by Joseph H. Hirshhorn (1899-1981) in 1981. [2]

  From 1988 to 1995

  Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Study Collection, transferred from Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in 1988. [3]

  From 1995

  Freer Gallery of Art, transferred from Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Study Collection to the Freer Study Collection in 1995. [4]

  Notes:

  [1] See object record.

  [2] See object record.

  [3] See object record.

  [4] See Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record.

• Collection

  Freer Study Collection

• Previous custodian or owner

  Joseph H. Hirshhorn (1899-1981)

  Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden

• Origin

  Syria?

• Credit Line

  Transfer from the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden; Bequest of Joseph H. Hirshhorn to the Smithsonian Institution, 1981

• Type

  Vessel

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  900s, 1400s

• Name

  Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Hirshhorn, Joseph H.

• Topic

  Art, Arts of the Islamic World, Enamel and enameling, Blow molding, Roman Period (30 BCE - 395 CE), Glassblowing

• Culture

  Muslims, Syrians

• Object Type

  Vessels (containers)