Young woman with a spray of lilies

Detail of a pattern
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At A Glance

  • Period

    16th century
  • Geography

    Iran
  • Material

    Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
  • Dimension

    H x W (painting): 14.3 × 7.9 cm (5 5/8 × 3 1/8 in)
  • Accession Number

    F1932.64
  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_F1932.64

Object Details

  • Provenance

    To 1932
    Hagop Kevorkian (1872-1962), New York to 1932 [1]
    From 1932
    Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Hagop Kevorkian, New York in 1932 [2]
    Notes:
    [1] Object file, undated folder sheet note. See also Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List file, Collections Management Office.
    [2] See note 1.
  • Collection

    Freer Gallery of Art Collection
  • Exhibition History

    Riza-i Abbasi Album (May 10, 1985 to September 3, 1985)
    Near Eastern Ceramics (May 14, 1981 to May 10, 1985)
    Art of the Near East (August 21, 1977 to December 14, 1979)
    Untitled Exhibition, Islamic Arts, 1947 (October 6, 1947 to February 25, 1956)
    Untitled Exhibition, Islamic Paintings (May 1, 1945 to September 25, 1947)
    Untitled Exhibition, Persian Paintings and Ceramics (May 5, 1933 to January 9, 1945)
  • Previous custodian or owner

    Hagop Kevorkian (1872-1962)
  • Origin

    Iran
  • Credit Line

    Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
  • Type

    Painting
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