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THE FREER CANTEEN, RECONSIDERED
Widely considered a masterpiece of medieval Islamic metalwork, the Freer canteen is also an enigma. It is one of a diverse group of thirteenth-century objects from the Islamic world that bear Christian iconography. Though complex in structure and unique in decorative program, it lacks documentary inscriptions that would attest to where and when it was made, and for whom and what purpose. Its compelling Christian scenes also set it apart from the standard \"princely\" category of much inlaid metalwork of the thirteenth century. Furthermore, its large body, small neck, and slight handles seem incongruously, if not impractically, assembled. This article revisits the structure and decoration of the canteen in order to dispel some of the scenarios that have been proposed thus far for its use and manufacture. It proposes new purposes and contexts for its use based upon both observed and comparative evidence, and argues for a shift in locus of manufacture from Jerusalem to the Jazira.
Journal Article
The Freer Canteen, Reconsidered
Widely considered a masterpiece of medieval Islamic metalwork, the Freer canteen is also an enigma. It is one of a diverse group of thirteenth-century objects from the Islamic world that bear Christian iconography. Though complex in structure and unique in decorative program, it lacks documentary inscriptions that would attest to where and when it was made, and for whom and what purpose. Its compelling Christian scenes also set it apart from the standard \"princely\" category of much inlaid metalwork of the thirteenth century. Furthermore, its large body, small neck, and slight handles seem incongruously, if not impractically, assembled. This article revisits the structure and decoration of the canteen in order to dispel some of the scenarios that have been proposed thus far for its use and manufacture. It proposes new purposes and contexts for its use based upon both observed and comparative evidence, and argues for a shift in locus of manufacture from Jerusalem to the Jazira. (Author abstract)
Journal Article
Awards, hard work and local tradesmen are secret to FJ Charleton's success
Busy despite the difficulties Adaptability vital to survival Awards, reputation and respect Working further afield Founded 1935 Location County Down, Northern Ireland Turnover £1.5m Number of employees 12 Specialism Building contracting and private development Growing up in a small fishing village in Northern Ireland, David Charleton had to make a choice between becoming a fisherman and following his father into the family building business, FJ Charleton.
Trade Publication Article
Acquisition breeds growth for historic building firm
Growth through acquisition Investment follows management buyout Training for future growth Founded 1965 Specialism Historic building and restoration Turnover £13m Number of employees 135 Specialist stonework masonry contractor CWO set out a strategy in 2008 to diversify the business and increase turnover by 60 per cent by 2012.
Trade Publication Article
Bal ami s tabari: an illustrated manuscript of bal ami s tarjama-yi tarikh-i tabari in the freer gallery of art, washington
This dissertation attempts to demonstrate that the Freer Gallery's illustrated copy of Bal'ami's tenth-century 'translation' of Tabari's Ta'rīkh al-rusul wa'l-mulūk (History of the prophets and the kings) was produced, circa 1300, in Iraq or the Jazira under Ilkhanid rule. It will be argued that although the quality of the paintings indicates provincial rather than metropolitan production, the heavily edited redaction of the text and choice of illustrations strongly suggest it was designed for teaching the young, or recent converts to Islam, destined for high government or military office. The manuscript as a whole may be seen as focusing on lessons and parallels of particular relevance to the nascent Mongol-Islamic state in the years immediately following the Ilkhan Ghazan's official conversion in 694/1295. If correct, the Freer Bal'ami broadens our understanding of fourteenth-century Persian painting in general, and offers insights into the still ill-defined history of the illustrated Persian book between the fall of Baghdad in 656/1258 and the reign of Uljaytu (r. 703 717/1304-1317). It extends the currency of the distinctive red and ochre palette, generally associated with painting in Fars under Injuid patronage in the 1330s-1350s, to include an Arab cultural metier some thirty years earlier. It also provides a provincial example of an extensively illustrated history in advance of the magnificent metropolitan productions of Rashid al-Din's scriptorium at Tabriz in the second decade of the fourteenth century. Furthermore, this manuscript shows how painting was already in the service of historiography by the turn of the thirteenth fourteenth centuries.
Dissertation