Pitcher
Label Text
Raqqa wares like this pitcher only began to appear on the art market at the turn of the last century, following the excavation of ancient and medieval pottery in northern Mesopotamia, near modern-day Mosul, and in the south, near Baghdad and along the Gulf. Freer was an early enthusiast: he purchased his first piece in 1902 and eventually amassed a substantial collection of Near Eastern ceramics. In Detroit, they were prominently featured throughout the Peacock Room, most notably massed around La Princesse du pays de la porcelaine and in the eye-level shelves along the west wall.
Object Name
Pitcher
Dated
12th-14th century?
Medium
Stone-paste decorated with glaze
Dimensions
HxW: 25.0 x 17.7 cm
Country
Syria
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Iteration
2
Shelf Number
183
Wall
West
Title
Pitcher
Object Number
F1906.221
Freer Source
G. Camas
Freer Source City
New York
Freer Source State
New York
Freer Source Country
United States
Image
http://141.217.97.109/plugins/Dropbox/files/peacock-jpg/JPEG/F1906.221.jpg
Collection
Citation
"Pitcher," in The Peacock Room, Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution, Accession No. F1906.221, Item #3347, http://peacockroom.wayne.edu/items/show/3347 (accessed April 16, 2024).
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