Tile fragment, red clay; opaque turquoise green glaze, black and blue underglaze

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At A Glance

  • Geography

    Tlemcen, Mansura, Northern Algeria
  • Dimension

    H x W: 3.2 x 3.2 cm (1 1/4 x 1 1/4 in)
  • Accession Number

    FSC-P-4099
  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_FSC-P-4099

Object Details

  • Provenance

    From ? to 1992
    Dorothy Shepherd Payer (1916-1992). [1]
    1992
    Estate of Dorothy Shepherd Payer. [2]
    From 1992 to 1993
    Mary Slusser, Washington, DC, by inheritance from the estate of her sister, Dorothy Shepherd Payer. [3]
    From 1993
    Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Mary Slusser, Washington, DC [4]
    Notes:
    [1] See object file, Collections Management Office.
    [2] See note 1.
    [3] See Deed of Gift, copy in object file, Collections Management Office.
    [4] See note 3.
  • Collection

    Freer Study Collection
  • Previous custodian or owner

    Dorothy Shepherd Payer (1916-1992)
    Estate of Dorothy Shepherd Payer
    Dr. Mary Shepherd Slusser (1918-2017)
  • Origin

    Tlemcen, Mansura, Northern Algeria
  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mary Slusser in memory of Dorothy Shepherd Payer
  • Type

    Architectural Element
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