- Provenance
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To 1908
Au Musee Orientale, Stamboul, Istanbul, to 1908 [1]From 1908 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Au Musee Orientale in 1908 [2]From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]Notes:
[1] See Original Pottery List, L. 1810, as well as Journal Voucher No. 2, December 1908, 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.
- Previous Owner(s)
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Au Musee Orientale (C.L. Freer source)
Charles Lang Freer 1854 - 1919
- Description
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Corner tile. Broken in two and mended; two plaster restorations.
Clay: soft, buff.
Glaze: rich turquoise blue, crackled; areas of incipient disintegration and a silver iridescence.
Decoration: parts of Arabic inscriptions modelled in low relief.
- Collection Area(s)
- Arts of the Islamic World
- Web Resources
- Google Cultural Institute
- Rights Statement
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Copyright with museum