Object Details
- Provenance
- To 1916
- Abel William Bahr (1877-1959), New York, NY, to 1916 [1]
- From 1916 to 1919
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Abel William Bahr, New York, in 1916 [2]
- From 1920
- The Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
- Notes:
- [1] See Original Miscellaneous List, S.I. 832, pg. 181, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Abel William Bahr (1877-1959) was a collector and dealer born in Shanghai, China. After he left Shanghai in 1910, he lived, at various points in time, in London, Montreal, and Ridgefield, Connecticut. He established a gallery in New York City in 1920.
- [2] See note 1.
- [3] The original deed of Charles Lang Freer's gift was signed in 1906. The collection was received in 1920 upon the completion of the Freer Gallery.
- Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art Collection
- Previous custodian or owner
- Abel William Bahr (1877-1959) (C.L. Freer source)
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Charles Lang Freer
- 1644-1912
- Period
- Qing dynasty
- Accession Number
- F1916.175
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Jewelry and Ornament
- Medium
- Jade
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 3.1 x 6 x 1.8 cm (1 1/4 x 2 3/8 x 11/16 in)
- Origin
- China
- Related Online Resources
- Google Cultural Institute
- See more items in
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Topic
- carving
- jade
- Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)
- dog
- China
- Chinese Art
- Charles Lang Freer collection
- Record ID
- fsg_F1916.175
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye35629c600-39a1-4ec3-a74b-d2eda0d73280
