Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives

James Marshall Plumer Collection

Summary

Collection ID:
FSA.A.14
Creators:
Plumer, James Marshall
Dates:
1935-1949
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
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
James M. Plumer papers, Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
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
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