Object Details
- Description
- Tile: the central plaque of a lustre "mihrab."
- Clay: soft, gray.
- Glaze: white.
- Decoration: scrolls and inscription in relief; surface painted in brown lustre on white, with additions of cerulean and turquoise blue (slightly damaged).
- Provenance
- To 1909
- T.J. Larkin, London, to 1909 [1]
- From 1909 to 1919
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from T.J. Larkin in 1909 [2]
- From 1920
- Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
- Notes:
- [1] See Original Pottery List, L. 1952, 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
- Arts of the Islamic World (May 3, 1998 to January 3, 2016)
- Islamic Art (May 9, 1993 to June 3, 1997)
- Art of the Near East (August 21, 1977 to December 14, 1979)
- Ceramics from the World of Islam (January 16, 1974 to July 1, 1974)
- Near Eastern Art (June 15, 1973 to May 7, 1975)
- Previous custodian or owner
- Thomas Joseph Larkin (1848-1915) (C.L. Freer source)
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Charles Lang Freer
- early 14th century
- Period
- Il-Khanid dynasty
- Accession Number
- F1909.319
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Architectural Element
- Medium
- Molded stone-paste; painted under glaze with color and over glaze with luster
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (overall): 66.4 x 59 x 10.7 cm (26 1/8 x 23 1/4 x 4 3/16 in)
- Style
- Lustre ware
- Origin
- Probably Kashan, Iran
- Related Online Resources
- Google Cultural Institute
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- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Topic
- ceramic
- Il-Khanid dynasty (1256 - 1353)
- Lustre ware
- Iran
- Arts of the Islamic World
- Charles Lang Freer collection
- stone-paste
- Record ID
- fsg_F1909.319
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3e884fdcd-582d-4cde-bc87-621fe2ab6c67
