Water storage jar

Jar of ovoid form with broad shoulder tapering towards the flat base, short neck and rounded lip.
Clay: orange earthenware.
Glaze: none.
Decoration: a circular band of flower petals is incised on the shoulder.

Historical period(s)
Bangkok period, 19th-mid 20th century
Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
H x Diam (overall): 30.7 x 38.4 cm (12 1/16 x 15 1/8 in)
Geography
Central Thailand, Chao Phraya River network, Ayutthaya, Pathum Thani, or Nonthaburi province
Credit Line
Gift of Osborne and Gratia Hauge, and Victor and Takako Hauge
Accession Number
S2005.368
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Ceramic, Vessel
Type

Jar

Keywords
Bangkok period (1782 - ), earthenware, flower, Thailand, unglazed, water
Provenance

From at least 1973 to 2005
Mr. and Mrs. Osborne and Gratia Hauge, and Mr. and Mrs. Victor Hauge [1]

From 2005
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Osborne and Gratia Hauge, and Mr. and Mrs. Victor Hauge in 2005

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.

Previous Owner(s)

Victor and Takako Hauge American (1919 - 2013, 1923 - 2015)
Mr. and Mrs. Osborne and Gratia Hauge (1914-2004) and (died 2000)

Description

Jar of ovoid form with broad shoulder tapering towards the flat base, short neck and rounded lip.
Clay: orange earthenware.
Glaze: none.
Decoration: a circular band of flower petals is incised on the shoulder.

Collection Area(s)
Southeast Asian Art
Web Resources
Ceramics in Mainland Southeast Asia
Google Cultural Institute
Rights Statement

Copyright with museum

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