Tile

Historical period(s)
Il-Khanid dynasty, late 13th-early 14th century
Medium
Stone-paste painted under glaze
Dimensions
H x W: 10.5 x 20.3 cm (4 1/8 x 8 in)
Geography
Iran
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art
Accession Number
F1973.14
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Architectural Element, Ceramic
Type

Tile

Keywords
Il-Khanid dynasty (1256 - 1353), Iran
Provenance

To 1969
The Textile Museum, Washington DC [1]

From 1969
Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from the Textile Museum, Washington, DC [2]

Notes:

[1] Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List after 1920 file, Collections Management Office. See also object file, undated folder sheet note and invoice dated October 8, 1969 in the object folder.

[2] See note 1. The object was transferred from the Freer Study Collection to the Permanent Collection on December 3, 1973.

Previous Owner(s) and Custodian(s)

The Textile Museum

Published References
  • Julia Murray. A Decade of Discovery: Selected Acquisitions 1970-1980. Exh. cat. Washington, 1979. cat. 91, p. 117.
Collection Area(s)
Arts of the Islamic World
Web Resources
Google Cultural Institute
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