Photographic prints, 132 images, assembled by Charles Nelson Spinks to document Thai ceramic wares and their production. Mounted with captions, these may have been compiled in preparation for one or more publications. Illustrations represent wares in public and private collections and workers and potters at kiln sites such as the Thai Celadon Company in Chiang Mai and the Ratchaburi kilns near Bangkok.
Biographical / Historical:
Charles Nelson Spinks (1906-1980) was an author, art historian, and foreign service officer.
Local Numbers:
FSA A1994.01
Provenance:
Patricia M. Young donated the Illustrations for Thai Cover Bowls of the 14th and 15th Centuries to the Archives in 1994.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Rights:
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.
Topic:
Pottery, Thai -- Illustrations -- Thailand -- Sukhothai Search this
Genre/Form:
Photograph albums
Citation:
Illustrations for Thai Cover Bowls of the 14th and 15th Centuries, FSA.A1994.01. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Gift of Patricia M. Young, 1994.
Identifier:
FSA.A1994.01
Archival Repository:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives