Vase
Terms of Use
Usage Conditions ApplyAt A Glance
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Period
12th-14th century -
Geography
Raqqa, Syria -
Material
Stone-paste painted under glaze -
Dimension
H x Diam: 25.4 × 16.4 cm (10 × 6 7/16 in) -
Accession Number
F1905.242 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1905.242
Object Details
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Description
Vase, tall, of inverted pear form, with broad, tapering neck; base hollowed. Two holes in the shoulder.Clay: soft, white.Glaze: originally greenish-white, completely covered with the iridescent, white film of partial disintegration.Decoration: painted in blue and black, under glaze. -
Provenance
To 1905Dikran G. Kelekian (1868-1951), Paris, France to 1905 [1]From 1905 to 1919Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Dikran G. Kelekian, Paris, in 1905 [2]From 1920Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]Notes:[1] Undated folder sheet note. See Voucher No. 1, October 1905, and Original Pottery List, L. 1400, 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) -
Previous custodian or owner
Dikran Garabed Kelekian (1868-1951) (C.L. Freer source)Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919) -
Origin
Raqqa, Syria -
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer -
Type
Vessel -
On View
Freer Gallery 12: The Peacock Room Comes to America -
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