Large celadon bowl

Object Details

• Provenance

  Probably after 1960-1965

  Orville J. Emory Jr. (1933-2018), method of acquisition unknown, probably acquired in Asia [1]

  From 1965

  Freer Gallery of Art, Freer Study Collection, gift of Orville J. Emory Jr. [2]

  Notes:

  [1] See email between Curator Louise Cort and Registrar Elizabeth Duley, dated October 11, 2006, copy in object file.

  Orville J. Emory Jr. was a Foreign Service Officer for the US Department of State. Born in Los Angeles, CA, Emory attended George Washington University in Washington, DC, and Leeds University in England. Emory entered the Foreign Service in 1960 and served in embassies in the Philippines (1960-1962), Indonesia (1963-1968), Thailand (1968-1970), and Laos (1972-?) before retiring. He then worked under contract for the United States Department of Defense for ten years. Emory also resided in Falls Church, VA and Petersburg, VA.

  [2] See note 1.

  Research updated April 13, 2023

• Collection

  Freer Study Collection

• Previous custodian or owner

  Orville J. Emory Jr. (1933-2018)

• Origin

  Si Satchanalai, Sukhothai province, Thailand

• Credit Line

  Gift of Orville Emory

• Type

  Vessel

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  1300s, 1560s

• Name

  Emory, Orville J.

• Place

  Sukhothai province, Si Satchanalai, Thailand

• Topic

  Art, Green glaze, Ayutthaya period (1351 - 1767), Stoneware, Southeast Asian Art, Ceramics, Sawankhalok ware

• Culture

  Southeast Asians

• Object Type

  Vessels (containers)