Dish with inventory inscription dated 1832

Object Details

• Provenance

  From early 1960s to 2002

  Rear Adm. George Washington Pressey (died 1966) and Elizabeth Lee Berger (1913-2002), Washington, DC [1]

  From 2002

  Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Elizabeth Lee Berger, October 21, 2002 [2]

  Notes:

  [1] According to information in the object's record, the vessel was acquired in Korea by Mrs. Berger and her first husband, Rear Adm. George Washington Pressey (died 1966), when they were posted there in the early 1960s.

  [2] See Deed of Gift, acknowledging the acceptance of the object as gift to the Freer Gallery on October 21, 2002, copy in object file.

• Collection

  Freer Gallery of Art Collection

• Previous custodian or owner

  Mrs. Elizabeth Lee Berger (1913-2002)

• Origin

  Bunwon kilns, Gwangju city, Gyeonggi-do province, Korea

• Credit Line

  Gift of Elizabeth Lee Berger

• Type

  Vessel

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• Date

  1830s

• Name

  Berger, Elizabeth Lee

• Place

  Gwangju city, Gyeonggi-do province, Bunwon kilns, Korea

• Topic

  Porcelain, Art, Joseon period (1392 - 1910), Pale blue glaze, Korean Art, Bunwon ware

• Culture

  Koreans

• Object Type

  Vessels (containers)