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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
James Marshall Plumer Collection
Summary
- Collection ID:
- FSA.A.14
- Creators:
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Plumer, James Marshall
- Dates:
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1935-1949
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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1.6 Cubic feet
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Manuscripts, translations, correspondence, notes, maps, drawings, and black and white photographic prints and negatives related to James Marshall Plumer's work with Chinese ceramics, primarily concerning the location and excavation of a Yue ware kiln site.
Yüeh (sometimes Yueh) was the common romanization at the time of creation and is used extensively in this finding aid to reflect its usage in the original materials. Yue is preferred now. All other obsolete romanizations reflect usage in the original materials.
Arrangement
Arrangement
Organized into two series: Series 1: Yüeh File Series 2: Photographs
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
James Marshall Plumer (1899-1960) , scholar of Asian art. After receiving his B.A. from Harvard, Plumer served as an administrative officer with the Chinese Government Service in Maritime Customs. From 1935 until his death, he taught art history at the University of Michigan while continuing to visit and work in China and Japan. In 1935 and 1937, Plumer discovered ancient kiln sites in the Chinese provinces of Fukien (Fujian) and Chekiang (Zhejiang). He wrote extensively on Chinese ceramics and edited the 'Far Eastern Ceramic Bulletin' from 1950 to 1958.
Administration
Author
Ryan Murray
Custodial History
Gift of Caroline I. Plumer, 1961.
Digital Content
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Preferred Citation
James Marshall Plumer Collection, FSA.A.14. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Gift of Caroline I. Plumer.
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to reproduce and publish an item from the Archives is coordinated through the National Museum of Asian Art's Rights and Reproductions department. Please contact the Archives in order to initiate this process.
Related Materials
Related Materials
James M. Plumer papers, Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ceramics -- China | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Ceramics -- Japan | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Kilns -- China -- Fujian | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Kilns -- China -- Zhejiang | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| China | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Photographs | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Correspondence | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Printed material | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Drawings | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Maps | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Repository Contact
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
National Museum of Asian Art Archives
Washington, D.C. 20013
AVRreference@si.edu
