Fragment of an underglaze cobalt-blue-painted wall tile

Object Details

• Description

  Shape: Corner section of a large, hollow wall tile, curvilinear in form but of uncertain outline.

  Clay: Very porous, medium-grained, dark buff-colored body having many fine, white inclusions and a moderate number of air pockets.

  Glaze: Shiny, clear glaze having a greenish tint and a moderately large crackle pattern.

  Decoration: Underglaze cobalt-blue vegetal and geometric designs painted on a white slip ground.

  Marks: None.

• Provenance

  To 1957

  Abu Ridho, Jakarta, Indonesia. [1]

  1957

  John A. Pope (1906-1982), Washington DC, gift of Abu Ridho, Jakarta, Indonesia. [2]

  From 1957

  Freer Gallery of Art, gift of John A. Pope, Washington DC [3]

  Notes:

  [1] See Curatorial Remarks 2 and 3 in the object record.

  [2] See note 1.

  [3] See note 1. See also object file, Collections Management Office.

• Collection

  Freer Study Collection

• Previous custodian or owner

  Abu Ridho (born 1927)

  Dr. John Alexander Pope (1906-1982)

• Origin

  Iran?

• Credit Line

  Gift of John A. Pope

• Type

  Architectural Element

• Restrictions and Rights

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  1700s, 1790s

• Name

  Pope, John Alexander, Ridho, Abu

• Topic

  Art, Stoneware, Arts of the Islamic World, Ceramics

• Culture

  Muslims, Iranians

• Object Type

  Architectural elements