Jar

Persian, 18th-19th century
Kajar period

Jar, in squat-ovoidal form, with a cylindrical neck; low foot. Lip chipped.
Clay: soft, reddish.
Glaze: brilliant blue-green; crackled.
Decoration: painted in black under glaze.

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Historical period(s)
Qajar period, 19th century
Medium
Stone-paste with underglaze painted decoration
Dimensions
H x W: 12.8 x 15.4 cm (5 1/16 x 6 1/16 in)
Geography
Iran
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art
Accession Number
F1908.166
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Ceramic, Vessel
Type

Jar

Keywords
Iran, Qajar period (1779 - 1925)
Provenance

To 1908
Mirza Ali Asgare Tabrizi, Istanbul, to 1908 [1]

From 1908 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Mirza Ali Asgare Tabrizi in 1908 [2]

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

Notes:

[1] See Original Pottery List, L. 1822, 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)

Mirza Ali Asgare Tabrizi (C.L. Freer source)
Charles Lang Freer 1854-1919

Description

Persian, 18th-19th century
Kajar period

Jar, in squat-ovoidal form, with a cylindrical neck; low foot. Lip chipped.
Clay: soft, reddish.
Glaze: brilliant blue-green; crackled.
Decoration: painted in black under glaze.

Collection Area(s)
Arts of the Islamic World
Web Resources
Google Cultural Institute
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