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Period
17th-18th century -
Geography
Iran -
Material
Stone-paste painted under glaze -
Dimension
H x Diam: 25.3 × 14.4 cm (9 15/16 × 5 11/16 in) -
Accession Number
F1903.196 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1903.196
Object Details
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Description
Clay: hard, translucent, white.Glaze: luminous lettuce-white.Decoration: incised in the paste under glaze. -
Provenance
To 1903Unidentified private dealer, Paris, to 1903 [1]From 1903 to 1919Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from an unidentifed private dealer in Paris, through Dikran G. Kelekian (1868-1951), Paris, in 1903 [2]From 1920Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]Notes:[1] See Voucher No. 1, November 1903, L. 1235, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.[2] See note 1.[3] The original deed of Charles Lang Freer's gift was signed in 1906. The collection was received in 1920 upon the completion of the Freer Gallery. -
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection -
Exhibition History
The Peacock Room Comes to America [2022] (September 3, 2022 - ongoing)The Peacock Room Comes to America [2017-2019] (October 14, 2017 to January 2, 2019)The Peacock Room Comes to America [2011-2016] (April 9, 2011 to January 4, 2016)Riza-i Abbasi Album (May 10, 1985 to September 3, 1985)Bicentennial Exhibition: Near Eastern and Indian Art (December 15, 1975 to November 10, 1976)Ceramics from the World of Islam (January 16, 1974 to July 1, 1974) -
Previous custodian or owner
Dikran Garabed Kelekian (1868-1951) (C.L. Freer source)Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919) -
Origin
Iran -
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer -
Type
Vessel -
On View
Freer Gallery 12: The Peacock Room Comes to America -
Restrictions and Rights
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