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Noreen (Robert G.) Collection of Chinese Ceramic and Enamelware
AR.017  
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  • Language of Material: English
    Contributing Institution: William H. Hannon Library, Archives & Special Collections, Art & Artifacts
    Title: Robert G. Noreen Collection of Chinese Ceramic and Enamelware
    source: Noreen, Robert G.
    Identifier/Call Number: AR.017
    Physical Description: 1.17 Linear Feet (2) 16.5x7x5" boxes
    Date (inclusive): 1465-1910
    Abstract: This collection consists of four Chinese porcelain pieces- three containers, two plates, and one ashtray.
    Physical Description: Some damaged on the red cloisonne ginger jar prior to donation.

    Biographical / Historical

    Dr. Robert G. Noreen was born in Gresham, OR in 1938. He received his BA, MA, and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Chicago. He taught at Northwestern University for three years before accepting a position in the English Department at California State University, Northridge (CSUN), where he spent the majority of his professional career as both a professor and chair of the department. He retired from teaching at CSUN in 2003, but continued to work in his department until 2008. He now lives in Los Angeles.
    [Biography written by daughter Kirsten Noreen.]

    Content Description

    This collection consists of four Chinese ceramics and enamelware- three containers, two plates, and one ashtray. One was created during the Ming dynasty (Chenghua), while the others originated in the late nineteenth to early twentieth centuries.

    Immediate Source of Acquisition

    Gift of Kirstin Noreen. Accession number: 2020.32.

    Conditions Governing Access

    Collection is open to research under the terms of use of the Department of Archives and Special Collections, Loyola Marymount University.

    Conditions Governing Use

    Materials in the Department of Archives and Special Collections may be subject to copyright. Unless explicitly stated otherwise, Loyola Marymount University does not claim ownership of the copyright of any materials in its collections. The user or publisher must secure permission to publish from the copyright owner. Loyola Marymount University does not assume any responsibility for infringement of copyright or of publication rights held by the original author or artists or his/her heirs, assigns, or executors.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], Box number, Robert G. Noreen Collection of Chinese Ceramic and Enamelware, AR017, Department of Archives and Special Collections, William H. Hannon Library, Loyola Marymount University.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Porcelain, Chinese--Ming-Qing dynasties, 1368-1912
    Enameled ware--China
    Ceramic tableware--China
    Noreen, Robert G.