Object Details
- Local Numbers
- FSA A.01 06.5.2.1907.05.03
- Creator
- Freer, Charles Lang, 1856-1919
- Allen, Horace Newton, 1858-1932
- Names
- Smithsonian Institution
- Collection Creator
- Freer, Charles Lang, 1856-1919
- Place
- Korea
- Topic
- Antiquities
- Art, Korean
- Art, Chinese
- ceramic
- Creator
- Freer, Charles Lang, 1856-1919
- Allen, Horace Newton, 1858-1932
- See more items in
- Charles Lang Freer Papers
- Charles Lang Freer Papers / Series 6: Financial Materials / 6.5: Vouchers / 6.5.2: Financial materials - Vouchers - Art vouchers / 1906-1907
- Biographical / Historical
- Doctor, missionary and diplomat Horace Newton Allen (1858-1932) lived in Korea in various capacities from 1884 to 1905. Allen wrote numerous books and articles about facets of Korean culture, history and current events. Allen's friendship with Emperor Gojong (1852-1919) enabled him to facilitate the establishment of medical facilities and closer diplomatic ties between Korea and the US.
- Extent
- 3 Items (one sheet, one photograph and one booklet)
- Date
- May 1907
- Archival Repository
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
- Identifier
- FSA.A.01, Item FSA A.01 06.5.2.1907.05.03
- Type
- Archival materials
- Vouchers
- Collection Citation
- Charles Lang Freer Papers. FSA A.01. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Gift of the estate of Charles Lang Freer.
- Arrangement
- Freer's purchase vouchers are generally organized by date of purchase.
- Collection Rights
- Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.
- Genre/Form
- Vouchers
- Scope and Contents
- The purchase of the Allen collection was largely negotiated by Freer's business partner Frank Hecker while Freer was traveling in Asia. The collection is primarily composed of Goryeo celadons acquired by Allen while in Korea. There are also a few pieces from Chinese kilns.
- Freer collection numbers: F1907.283; F1907.284a-b; F1907.285; F1907.286a-b; F1907.287; F1907.288a-b; F1907.289; F1907.290; F1907.291; F1907.292a-b; F1907.293; F1907.294; F1907.295; F1907.296; F1907.297; F1907.298; F1907.299; F1907.300a-b; F1907.301a-b; F1907.302a-b; F1907.303; F1907.304.1; F1907.304.2; F1907.305; F1907.306; F1907.307; F1907.308; F1907.309; F1907.310; F1907.311; F1907.312; F1907.313; F1907.314; F1907.315; F1907.316; F1907.317; F1907.318; F1907.319; F1907.320; F1907.321; F1907.322.1; F1907.322.2; F1907.323; F1907.324; F1907.325; F1907.326; F1907.327; F1907.328; F1907.329; F1907.330; F1907.331; F1907.332; F1907.333a-b; F1907.334; F1907.335; F1907.336; F1907.337; F1907.338; F1907.339; F1907.340; F1907.341; F1907.342; F1907.343a-c; F1907.344a-b; F1907.345; F1907.346.1; F1907.346.2; F1907.346.3; F1907.346.4; F1907.346.5; F1907.347; F1907.348; F1907.349; F1907.350; F1907.351; F1907.352; F1907.353; F1907.354; F1907.355; F1907.356; F1907.357; F1907.358; F1907.359; F1907.360; F1907.361
- Collection Restrictions
- Collection is open for research.
- Record ID
- ebl-1585218689097-1585218689737-1
