Bowl
maker
Muhammad
(Iranian)
Datelate 19th century
Place MadeTeheran province, Iran, Middle East
MediumBlue underglaze paint on white siliceous earthenware
Dimensions10.8 x 27.6 cm (4 1/4 x 10 7/8 in.)
ClassificationsVessels
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberC1s53
eMuseum ID721305
EmbARK ObjectID11033
TMS Source ID289
Last Updated8/9/24
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryIsabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
BibliographyNotesGilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 23. (as Persian, probably 18th century)
Yasuko Horioka et al. Oriental and Islamic Art: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1975), pp. 120-21, no. 55. (as Persian, 19th century; probably a Tehran workshop, Qajar dynasty)
Yasuko Horioka et al. Oriental and Islamic Art: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1975), pp. 120-21, no. 55. (as Persian, 19th century; probably a Tehran workshop, Qajar dynasty)
MarksNotesInscribed (on the underside, in Arabic): عمل محمد ١٢٨١ [‘amal-i Muhammad 1281 ("Work of Muhammad [year of] 1281 [1864–65 CE]")]
Inscribed (on the underside): an unidentified pottery mark (probably a Tehran workshop; the mark is illustrated in Horioka, p. 121)
Inscribed (on the underside): an unidentified pottery mark (probably a Tehran workshop; the mark is illustrated in Horioka, p. 121)
ProvenanceNotesEntered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection by 1915.
