Canteen
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Object Details
- Description
- Canteen; a pit in one side and a strainer inside the neck; handles probably later additions (Brass). Decoration executed in silver inlay, with details engraved; the designs of both Christian and Islamic origin. Inscriptions written in Kufic and in naskhi scripts.
- Inscriptions
- Inscriptions written in Kufic and in naskhi scripts.
- Provenance
- To 1845
- Prince Filippo Andrea Doria, Italy to 1845 [1]
- To at least 1934
- George A. Eumorfopoulos (1863-1939), London [2]
- To 1941
- Hagop Kevorkian (1872-1962), New York [3]
- From 1941
- Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Hagop Kevorkian, New York in 1941 [4]
- Notes:
- [1] See M. Lanci, Trattato delle Simboliche Rappresentanze Arabiche, vol. II, pp. 141-3145 and vol. III, pls. XLV-XLVI, Nos. A, B, and 1-2. Also refer to Curatorial Remark 4 in the object record.
- [2] According to Dimand, M., "A Silver Inlaid Bronze Canteen with Christian Subjects in the Eumorfopoulos Collection," Ars Islamica, vol. 1, no. 1 (1934), pp. 16-21. As of the publication of this article by M. S. Dimand, the canteen was still in the George Eumorfopoulos Collection.
- [3] Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record. For additional information, see Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List file, Collections Management Office.
- [4] See note 3.
- Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art Collection
- Exhibition History
- Engaging the Senses (October 14, 2017 - ongoing)
- Arts of the Islamic World (May 3, 1998 to January 3, 2016)
- Crosscurrents in Chinese and Islamic Ceramics (March 1, 1996 to July 1, 1997)
- America Meets Asia at the Freer Gallery of Art (May 9, 1993 to April 18, 1998)
- Islamic Metalwork in the Freer Gallery of Art (September 27, 1985 to November 17, 1986)
- Christian Themes in Thirteenth-Century Islamic Metalwork (December 18, 1984 to September 3, 1985)
- Art of the Near East (August 21, 1977 to December 14, 1979)
- Art of the Arab World (May 8, 1975 to August 20, 1977)
- Near Eastern Art (June 15, 1973 to May 7, 1975)
- Untitled Exhibition, Canteens, South Corridor (June 19, 1971 to September 25, 1971)
- Near Eastern Art—Paintings, Metalwork (August 18, 1967 to February 10, 1972)
- Near Eastern Art (June 5, 1964 to August 18, 1967)
- Near Eastern Art (January 1, 1963 to August 18, 1967)
- Islamic Art, Gallery 6A (July 22, 1958 to June 5, 1964)
- Centennial Exhibition, South Corridor (February 25, 1956 to October 27, 1959)
- Centennial Exhibition, Galleries 6 and 7 (February 25, 1956 to April 10, 1962)
- Special Exhibition, Armenian Manuscripts and East Christian Art (February 15, 1955 to April 13, 1955)
- Untitled Exhibition, Islamic Manuscripts, 1955 (April 12, 1955 to December 16, 1955)
- Special Exhibition (February 9, 1954 to April 20, 1954)
- Untitled Exhibition, Ancient Near Eastern Art, 1947 (June 18, 1947 to October 26, 1955)
- Untitled Exhibition, Armenian Manuscripts, Gallery 6, 1947 (April 23 to October 3, 1947)
- Untitled Exhibition, Islamic Arts, 1947 (October 6, 1947 to February 25, 1956)
- Untitled Exhibition, Islamic Manuscripts, 1947 (October 6, 1947 to February 25, 1956)
- Untitled Exhibition, Persian and Near Eastern Art (May 5, 1933 to September 24, 1947)
- Previous custodian or owner
- Prince Filippo Andrea Doria
- George Aristedes Eumorfopoulos (1863-1939)
- Hagop Kevorkian (1872-1962)
- Credit Line
- Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
- mid-13th century
- Period
- Ayyubid period
- Accession Number
- F1941.10
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Vessel
- Medium
- Brass, silver inlay
- Dimensions
- H x W (overall): 45.2 x 36.7 cm (17 13/16 x 14 7/16 in)
- Origin
- Syria or Northern Iraq
- On View
- Freer Gallery 04: Engaging the Senses
- Related Online Resources
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- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Topic
- chasing
- hammering
- spinning (metalworking)
- inlay (process)
- metal
- Christianity
- birth
- Ayyubid period (1171 - 1250)
- Jesus Christ
- child
- Virgin Mary
- kufic script
- naskh script
- washing
- Syria
- Iraq
- halo
- Arts of the Islamic World
- Record ID
- fsg_F1941.10
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Usage conditions apply
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3736d9f18-1602-4792-9091-fb93799cc06c
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