Persian - Tile with Figure of a Mounted Warrior, 19th century

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Persian

Tile with Figure of a Mounted Warrior, 19th century

Polychrome underglaze painting on molded silceous earthenware, 17.1 x 12.1 cm (6 3/4 x 4 3/4 in.) overall

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Accession number

C7w2

Provenance

Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection probably before 1915.

Bibliography

Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 52. (as Persian, "Shah Abbas" style)
Yasuko Horioka et al. Oriental and Islamic Art: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1975), pp. 121-22, no. 56. (as Persian, 19th century)

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Commentary

Isabella 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.

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