Bowl

Bowl, deep ovoidal; low foot (chipped). Three spur-marks on the base.
Clay: white, porcellanous.
Glaze: deep blue on the body of the bowl; white on the base.
Decoration: painted in gold lustre with violet reflections over glaze.

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Historical period(s)
Safavid period, 1650-1700
Medium
Stone-paste decorated with lustre over darl blue glaze
Dimensions
H x W x D: 8.7 x 18.9 x 4.1 cm (3 7/16 x 7 7/16 x 1 5/8 in)
Geography
Iran
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art
Accession Number
F1908.115
On View Location
Freer Gallery 12: The Peacock Room Comes to America
Classification(s)
Ceramic, Vessel
Type

Bowl

Keywords
Iran, lustreware, Safavid period (1501 - 1722)
Provenance

To 1908
Dikran G. Kelekian (1868-1951), Paris, France to 1908 [1]

From 1908 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Dikran G. Kelekian, Paris, in 1908 [2]

From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]

Notes:

[1] See Original Pottery List, L. 1764, 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) and Custodian(s)

Charles Lang Freer 1854-1919
Dikran Garabed Kelekian (C.L. Freer source) 1868-1951

Description

Bowl, deep ovoidal; low foot (chipped). Three spur-marks on the base.
Clay: white, porcellanous.
Glaze: deep blue on the body of the bowl; white on the base.
Decoration: painted in gold lustre with violet reflections over glaze.

Published References
  • Dr. Esin Atil. Ceramics from the World of Islam. Exh. cat. Washington, 1973. cat. 100, pp. 214-215.
Collection Area(s)
Arts of the Islamic World
Web Resources
The Story of the Beautiful
Google Cultural Institute
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