Object Details
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)
Katherine Dennis Smith (1893-1983)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Myron Bement Smith
Date
14th century
Period
Il-Khanid dynasty
Accession Number
F1973.15
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
Architectural Element
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)
Origin
Sultanabad, Iran
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Data Source
National Museum of Asian Art
Topic
ceramic
Il-Khanid dynasty (1256 - 1353)
Iran
Arts of the Islamic World
Myron Bement Smith collection
stone-paste
Link to Original Record
Record ID
fsg_F1973.15