- Provenance
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To 1912
Dikran G. Kelekian (1868-1951), Cairo, Egypt, Paris, France, and New York to 1912 [1]From 1912 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Dikran G. Kelekian, New York in 1912 [2]From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]Notes:
[1] See Original Pottery List, L. 2255, 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)
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Charles Lang Freer 1854-1919
Dikran Garabed Kelekian (C.L. Freer source) 1868-1951
- Description
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Ewer, ovoidal; low spreading foot. Spout and handle restored; other repairs.
Clay: soft, white.
Glaze: deep cream colored; crazed.
Decoration: in brown, lustre over glaze; simulated inscriptions.
- Published References
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- Alan Caiger-Smith. Lustre Pottery: Technique, Tradition and Innovation in Islam and the Western World. fig. 36.
- Dr. Esin Atil. Ceramics from the World of Islam. Exh. cat. Washington, 1973. cat. 31, pp. 74-75.
- Collection Area(s)
- Arts of the Islamic World
- Web Resources
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