Bottle

Object Details

• Provenance

  To 1967

  Antiques and Coins of Siam, Bangkok, Thailand. [1]

  From 1967 to 2006

  Sarah M. Bekker, purchased from Antiques and Coins of Siam, Bangkok, Thailand. [2]

  From 2006

  Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, gift of Sarah M. Bekker. [3]

  Notes:

  [1] Sarah M. Bekker purchased this bottle in December 1967 from the store Antiques and Coins of Siam in Bangkok, Thailand. See Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record.

  [2] See note 1.

  [3] See Deed of Gift, object file, Collections Management Office.

• Collection

  National Museum of Asian Art Collection

• Exhibition History

  Taking Shape: Ceramics in Southeast Asia (April 1, 2007 to December 4, 2011)

• Previous custodian or owner

  Antiques and Coins of Siam

  Sarah M. Bekker (1923-2013)

• Origin

  possibly Songkhram River basin kilns, Middle Mekong River network, Northeast Thailand or Laos

• Credit Line

  Gift of Sarah M. Bekker

• Type

  Vessel

• Restrictions and Rights

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  1500s, 1890s

• Name

  Bekker, Sarah M., Antiques and Coins of Siam

• Place

  Middle Mekong River network, Songkhram River basin kilns, Thailand, Laos

• Topic

  Art, Stoneware, Lan Sang period (1271 - 1707), Brown and black glaze, Viang Chan (Vientaine) period (1707 - 1893), Southeast Asian Art

• Culture

  Southeast Asians

• Object Type

  Vessels (containers)