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Medium:
Stone-paste painted under clear glaze
Dimensions:
H x W: 20.7 x 20.8 cm (8 1/8 x 8 3/16 in)
Type:
Architectural Element
Origin:
Sultanabad, Iran
Date:
14th century
Period:
Il-Khanid dynasty
Description:
Eight-pointed star tile.
Paste: off-white.
Glaze: transparent.
Decoration: underglaze painted in white slip and blue; overglaze painted in brownish-gold luster.
Provenance:
From 1930s to 1970
Dr. Myron Bement Smith (1897-1970), New York[1]
1970 – 71
Mrs. Myron Bement Smith, Washington DC [2]
From 1971
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Mrs. Myron Bement Smith [3]
Notes:
[1] Curatorial remark 2 in the object record.
Dr. Smith was an archaeologist, specializing in ancient Islamic architecture. Mr. and Mrs. Smith were known to be in Isfahan in 1936. See A.T. Olmstead's "A Year of Research in the Near East" (Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research, no. 69, Feb. 1938, pg. 23).
[2] See note 1.
[3] See Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List after 1920 file, Collections Management Office. The object was transferred from the Freer Study Collection to the Permanent Collection approved on December 3, 1973.
Collection:
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Previous custodian or owner:
Dr. Myron Bement Smith (1897-1970)
Mrs. Myron Bement Smith
Topic:
ceramic  Search this
Il-Khanid dynasty (1256 - 1353)  Search this
Iran  Search this
Arts of the Islamic World  Search this
Myron Bement Smith collection  Search this
stone-paste  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Myron Bement Smith
Accession Number:
F1973.15
Restrictions & Rights:
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Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3f5bb6816-142c-4074-98b3-6aa022323260
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1973.15