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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
Photograph of Ladies of the Beijing Legations
Summary
- Collection ID:
- FSA.A2010.06
- Dates:
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January 1902
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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1 Itemphotographic printSilver gelatin print8 x 10.5 in.
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
A large print, showing a group of men, women and children standing before a Western-style building. On the back, captioned originally in pencil is "Photograph taken in Front of American Legation Peking China of the ladies and children of the Diplomatic Corps in January 1902 before going to the Audience of the Emperor and Empress Dowager of China." The rest of the caption is a complete list of the individuals.
Scope and Contents
北京
Arrangement
Arrangement
Single item
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
The Legations women first visited the palace on January 1st, following the return of the Empress and Empress Dowager from exile. Pictured in the first row at center is Sarah Pike Conger, the wife of the American Minister to Beijing, and doyen of the legation women. This print was likely a gift to family members from the wife of the Italian ambassador, the Baroness Romano Avezzana (pictured in the front row, far left),
Administration
Custodial History
Gift of Dr. Thomas Lawton
Digital Content
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Citation
Photograph of Ladies of the Beijing Legations, FSA.A2010.06. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Gift of Dr. Thomas Lawton, 2010.
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.
More Information
Local Numbers
Local Numbers
FSA A2010.06
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Diplomacy | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Embassies | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Qing dynasty, 1644-1912 | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| China | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Beijing (China) | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Photographic prints | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
National Museum of Asian Art Archives
Washington, D.C. 20013
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