Fragment of medallion of purple glass paste

Object Details

Provenance

To 1910

Maurice Nahman (1868-1948), Cairo, Egypt, to 1910 [1]

From 1910 to 1919

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Maurice Nahman in 1910 [2]

From 1920

Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]

Notes:

[1] See Original Miscellaneous List, S.I. 187, 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.

Collection

Freer Gallery of Art Collection

Exhibition History

Christian Art (December 1, 1971 to April 7, 1978)

Christian Art (January 1, 1963 to May 15, 1968)

Ancient Glass (June 1962 to (end date unknown))

Untitled Exhibition, Armenian and Byzantine Art (July 28, 1958 to January 1, 1963)

Centennial Exhibition, Gallery 6 Alcove (February 25, 1956 to July 22, 1958)

Special Exhibition, Armenian Manuscripts and East Christian Art (February 15, 1955 to April 13, 1955)

Untitled Exhibition, Ancient Near Eastern Art, East Corridor (October 26 to November 10, 1955)

Untitled Exhibition, Armenian Manuscripts, Gallery 6, 1947 (April 23 to October 3, 1947)

Untitled Exhibition, Ancient Near Eastern Art, 1947 (June 18, 1947 to October 26, 1955)

Previous custodian or owner

Maurice Nahman (1868-1948) (C.L. Freer source)

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

Credit Line

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

ca. 1300

Accession Number

F1910.24

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Type

Jewelry and Ornament

Medium

Glass

Dimensions

H x W: 5.9 x 3.8 cm (2 5/16 x 1 1/2 in)

Origin

Venice, Italy

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Topic

iridescence

molding

glass

Italy

Charles Lang Freer collection

European Art

Record ID

fsg_F1910.24

Metadata Usage (text)

CC0

GUID (Link to Original Record)

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3fad97164-725b-4d8c-ad0b-9bde6970b7de