Sherd, cream body, opaque tin glaze; black and blue underglaze

Object Details

• Provenance

  Found at Fustat, Egypt [1]

  From at least 1968

  George Scanlon (1925-2014), Fustat, Egypt [2]

  From ? to 1992

  Dorothy Shepherd Payer (1916-1992), possibly purchased from George Scanlon [3]

  1992

  Estate of Dorothy Shepherd Payer

  From 1992 to 1993

  Mary Slusser (1918-2017), Washington, DC, by inheritance from the estate of her sister Dorothy Shepherd Payer [4]

  From 1993

  Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Mary Slusser, Washington, DC [5]

  Notes:

  [1] See Curatorial Remark 2 in the object record.

  [2] Dr. George Scanlon visited Egypt beginning in 1950. He conducted archaeological excavations in Fustat between 1964 and 1980 through nine seasons. It is possible that he acquired the Fustat sherds during this time period. The card found with the collection states, “ex-collection of George Scanlon 1968, $125 acq'd in Cairo." It is unclear whether George Scanlon acquired these sherds in 1968 or whether the 1968 year refers to when Dorothy Shepherd Payer bought them.

  [3] See note 2.

  [4] See Deed of Gift, copy in object file, Collections Management Office.

  [5] See note 4.

• Collection

  Freer Study Collection

• Previous custodian or owner

  George Scanlon (1925-2014)

  Dorothy Shepherd Payer (1916-1992)

  Estate of Dorothy Shepherd Payer

  Dr. Mary Shepherd Slusser (1918-2017)

• Origin

  Basra (?), Iraq

• Credit Line

  Gift of Mary Slusser in memory of Dorothy Shepherd Payer

• Type

  Vessel

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  900s, 800s, 700s, 1100s, 1200s, 1000s

• Name

  Estate of Dorothy Shepherd Payer, Payer, Dorothy Shepherd, Scanlon, George, Slusser, Mary Shepherd

• Place

  Basra

• Topic

  Art, Pottery, Arts of the Islamic World, Ceramics, Samarra ware

• Culture

  Muslims, Abbasids, Iraqis

• Object Type

  Vessels (containers)