Pot with paddle-impressed design

Object Details

• Description

  Pot of compressed globular form with round bottom, tall cylindrical neck and grooved inside rim.

  Clay: pinkish buff earthenware.

  Glaze: none.

  Decoration: a carved ring below the neck, paddling on the body and the bottom. Overall uniform paddle-impressed texture, made using one paddle.

• Provenance

  From at least 1973 to 2005

  Mr. and Mrs. Osborne and Gratia Hauge [1]

  From 2005

  Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Victor Hauge in 2005 [2]

  Notes:

  [1] Object file.

  Acquired while Mr. and Mrs. Osborne and Gratia Hauge were living in Bangkok (1967-1972 or 1973).

  Major sources of acquisitions during this time were dealers in Bangkok, the weekend market in Bangkok, and vendors in Ayutthaya.

  [2] Ownership of collected objects sometimes changed between the Hauge families.

• Collection

  National Museum of Asian Art Collection

• Previous custodian or owner

  Mr. and Mrs. Osborne and Gratia Hauge ((1914-2004) and (1907-2000))

  Victor (1919-2013) and Takako (1923-2015) Hauge

• Origin

  Chao Phraya River network, Central Thailand

• Credit Line

  Gift of Osborne and Gratia Hauge, and Victor and Takako Hauge

• Type

  Vessel

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  1590s, 1400s

• Name

  Hauge, Victor and Takako, Hauge, Osborne and Gratia

• Place

  Chao Phraya River network, Thailand

• Topic

  Unglazed, Art, Hauge collection, Ayutthaya period (1351 - 1767), Pottery, Southeast Asian Art, Ceramics

• Culture

  Southeast Asians

• Object Type

  Vessels (containers)