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"Antiquities on Elephantine Island.", Egypt

Creator:
Oriental Stores (Assuan)  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (Binder, b&w, 5.5 x 3.5 in)
Container:
Binder 20
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Place:
Egypt
Scope and Contents:
Antiquities on Elephantine Island.; 114; POST CARD. Published by ORIENTAL STORES - ASWAN
Series Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Item Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Topic:
Cultural landscapes  Search this
Identifier:
EEPA.2001-001, Item EEPA 2001-001-5745
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Stephen Grant postcards
Stephen Grant postcards / Egypt - Abu Simbel and Aswan
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo70d115b4b-b593-40ad-bae2-ff650c8bf0b5
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-2001-001-ref7314

"Antiquités de Sat Bey." [Antiques from Sat Bey.], Alexandria, Egypt

Creator:
Emil Pinkau & Co AG (Leipzig)  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (Binder, color, 5.5 x 3.5 in)
Container:
Binder 10
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Place:
Egypt
Scope and Contents:
ALEXANDRIE. Antiquités de Sat Bey; L S. No. 46; UNION POSTALE UNIVERSELLE[,] EGYPTE[,] CARTE POSTALE. Published by Emil Pinkau & Cie., Soc. An., Leipzig.
Series Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Item Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Identifier:
EEPA.2001-001, Item EEPA 2001-001-2891
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Stephen Grant postcards
Stephen Grant postcards / Egypt - Alexandria
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo76368a934-e12b-4ca5-9627-483d3d2e0f5e
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-2001-001-ref4186

"La Déesse Sekhet (XVIIIe DYN.)" [The Goddess Sekhet (XVIIIth DYN.)], Paris, France

Creator:
A. Moutet (Paris)  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (Binder, color, 5.5 x 3.5 in)
Container:
Binder 22
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Place:
France
Scope and Contents:
174 -- Louvre. Antiquitiés Egyptiennes.[,] La Déesse Sekhet (XVIIIe DYN.). Published by AUX MUSÉES D'EUROPE. --A. MOUTET, Editeur[,] 64, Rue De Seine, PARIS.
Series Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Item Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Topic:
Museums  Search this
Identifier:
EEPA.2001-001, Item EEPA 2001-001-6226
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Stephen Grant postcards
Stephen Grant postcards / Egypt - Museums
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo713ea917c-1676-4649-ae97-b5a60b9ca81d
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-2001-001-ref7797

"ON THE BANKS OF THE NILE.", Cairo, Egypt

Creator:
Raphael Tuck & Sons  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (Binder, color, 5.5 x 3.5 in)
Container:
Binder 13
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Place:
Egypt
Scope and Contents:
CAIRO. ON THE BANKS OF THE NILE.; "Oilette"; Tuck [logo]; THE[,] "WIDE - WIDE - WORLD"[,] SERIES; PICTURESQUE EGYPT."; Series VIII.; Tuck [logo]; Raphael Tuck & Sons' "OILETTE"; [Regd.] Postcard 7434.; ART PUBLISHERS TO THEIR MAJESTIES THE KING & QUEEN.; lion & unicorn [logo]; TUCK'S POST CARD.; CARTE POSTALE.; POSTKARTE.; On the Banks of the Nile. These graceful white-sailed[,] boats are bringing country people up to Cairo -- there[,] to sell their farm produce, their dates, and their modern[,] "antiques" to the very best advantage. Every boat has[,] painted somewhere upon her--frequently upon her lateen[,] sail--the monstrous eye which will avert the "evil eye"[,] and bring good luck to her owner.; (FOR ADDRESS ONLY); Tuck [trademark]; Printed in England.. Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons
Series Restrictions:
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Item Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Topic:
Transportation  Search this
Identifier:
EEPA.2001-001, Item EEPA 2001-001-3817
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Stephen Grant postcards
Stephen Grant postcards / Egypt - Cairo
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo74af6dc60-4339-40b8-920a-010555825469
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-2001-001-ref5379

"Sarcophage de la dame Tent-Api." [Sarcophagus of Lady Tent-Api.], Paris, France

Creator:
A. Moutet (Paris)  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (Binder, color, 5.5 x 3.5 in)
Container:
Binder 22
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Place:
France
Scope and Contents:
137 -- Louvre. Antiquitiés Egyptiennes.[,] Sarcophage de la dame Tent-Api.. Published by AUX MUSÉES D'EUROPE. --A. MOUTET, Editeur[,] 64, Rue De Seine, PARIS.
Series Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Item Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Topic:
Rites and ceremonies -- Africa  Search this
Identifier:
EEPA.2001-001, Item EEPA 2001-001-6229
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Stephen Grant postcards
Stephen Grant postcards / Egypt - Museums
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo794262ac6-fb62-40ec-a4fa-4598b49653b6
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-2001-001-ref7800

1906-1907

Collection Creator:
Freer, Charles Lang, 1856-1919  Search this
Container:
Box 114, Folder 1-14
Box 115, Folder 1
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1906-1907
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.
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.
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Charles Lang Freer Papers
Charles Lang Freer Papers / Series 6: Financial Materials / 6.5: Vouchers / 6.5.2: Financial materials - Vouchers - Art vouchers
Archival Repository:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/dc3a1bb597f-ba93-4bba-886a-9478b347619d
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-fsa-a-01-ref1732
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1908

Collection Creator:
Freer, Charles Lang, 1856-1919  Search this
Container:
Box 115, Folder 2-10
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1908
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.
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.
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Charles Lang Freer Papers
Charles Lang Freer Papers / Series 6: Financial Materials / 6.5: Vouchers / 6.5.2: Financial materials - Vouchers - Art vouchers
Archival Repository:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/dc3b995a588-e69c-444e-884e-c8fa0c37f876
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-fsa-a-01-ref1734
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1909

Collection Creator:
Freer, Charles Lang, 1856-1919  Search this
Container:
Box 116, Folder 1-11
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1909
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.
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.
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Charles Lang Freer Papers
Charles Lang Freer Papers / Series 6: Financial Materials / 6.5: Vouchers / 6.5.2: Financial materials - Vouchers - Art vouchers
Archival Repository:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/dc3a039a472-2f97-4385-9f67-5104b8df63f5
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-fsa-a-01-ref1736
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1910

Collection Creator:
Freer, Charles Lang, 1856-1919  Search this
Container:
Box 117, Folder 1-7
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1910
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.
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.
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Charles Lang Freer Papers
Charles Lang Freer Papers / Series 6: Financial Materials / 6.5: Vouchers / 6.5.2: Financial materials - Vouchers - Art vouchers
Archival Repository:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/dc34d5977fd-14a0-48ec-8d36-62188efd629d
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-fsa-a-01-ref1742
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1912-1913

Collection Creator:
Freer, Charles Lang, 1856-1919  Search this
Container:
Box 119, Folder 1-12
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1912-1913
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.
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.
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Charles Lang Freer Papers
Charles Lang Freer Papers / Series 6: Financial Materials / 6.5: Vouchers / 6.5.2: Financial materials - Vouchers - Art vouchers
Archival Repository:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/dc3bbc0f515-8d31-473d-ab11-b2d796c4c531
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-fsa-a-01-ref1752
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25,000 years of jewelry : from the collections of the Staatliche Museen Zu Berlin / edited for the Staatliche Museen Zu Berlin by Maren Eichhorn-Johannsen and Adelheid Rasche in collaboration with Astrid Bähr and Svenia Schneider

Title:
Twenty-five thousand years of jewelry
Jewelry
Editor:
Eichhorn, Maren  Search this
Rasche, Adelheid  Search this
Contributor:
Bähr, Astrid  Search this
Schneider, Svenia  Search this
Host institution:
Staatliche Museen zu Berlin--Preussischer Kulturbesitz  Search this
Subject:
Staatliche Museen zu Berlin--Preussischer Kulturbesitz  Search this
Physical description:
383 pages : color illustrations ; 32 cm
Type:
Catalogs
History
Date:
2013
Topic:
Jewelry  Search this
Jewelry--History  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1036631

45 siècles de musique dans l'Égypte ancienne, à travers la sculpture, la peinture, l'instrument; documents photographiques réunis et classés; textes d'introduction et commentaires

Title:
Quarante-cinq siècles de musique dans l'Égypte ancienne
Author:
Hickmann, Hans 1908-  Search this
Physical description:
1 v. (various pagings) plates. 41 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Egypt
Date:
1956
[1956]
Topic:
Music--History and criticism  Search this
Musical instruments, Egyptian  Search this
Antiquities  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_742406

5000 years of Egyptian art : the Diploma Gallery, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 22 June to 12 August

Title:
5,000 years of Egyptian art
Five thousand years of Egyptian art
Author:
Arts Council of Great Britain  Search this
Royal Academy of Arts (Great Britain)  Search this
Arts Council of Great Britain  Search this
Physical description:
46 p., xl plates : ill. ; 23 cm
Type:
Exhibitions
Place:
Egypt
Date:
1962
Topic:
Art, Egyptian  Search this
Antiquities  Search this
Call number:
N5336.G7 L66 1962
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_977008

An Essay on the Causes of the Variety of Complexion and Figure in the Human Species

Title:
Essay on equality citing the poems of Phillis Wheatley
Written by:
Samuel Stanhope Smith, American, 1751 - 1819  Search this
Subject of:
Phillis Wheatley Peters, American, ca. 1753 - 1784  Search this
Published by:
J. Simpson & Co., American  Search this
Williams and Whiting, American  Search this
Printed by:
L. Deare, American  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 8 7/8 × 5 3/4 × 1 7/16 in. (22.6 × 14.6 × 3.7 cm)
Type:
essays
hardcover books
Place printed:
New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1810
Topic:
African American  Search this
Literature  Search this
Poetry  Search this
Slavery  Search this
Women  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
A2021.113.1.18
Restrictions & Rights:
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Collection title:
Phillis Wheatley Peters Collection
Classification:
Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
Movement:
Anti-slavery movements
Abolitionist movement
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ae73d940-c763-48f0-929f-b801a3a4ba0e
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_A2021.113.1.18
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Bench end, center, eagle head

Medium:
Cast iron
Dimensions:
19 × 19 in. (48.3 × 48.3 cm)
Style:
Empire
Type:
Bench ends
Date:
ca. 1850-1920
Period:
Victorian (1837-1901)
Topic:
Benchends  Search this
cast iron  Search this
ends: furniture components  Search this
benches  Search this
Garden ornaments and furniture  Search this
garden seats  Search this
outdoor furniture  Search this
settees  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian Gardens, Horticultural Artifacts Collection.
Accession number:
1984.075
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Horticultural Artifacts Collection
Data Source:
Smithsonian Gardens
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/aq42a72307d-d31b-43a7-a8fe-955bcb02d226
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:hac_1984.075

Bench end, curule

Medium:
Cast iron
Dimensions:
33 × 18 1/2 in. (83.8 × 47 cm)
Style:
Regency
Type:
Bench ends
Date:
ca. 1850-1920
Period:
Victorian (1837-1901)
Topic:
Benchends  Search this
cast iron  Search this
ends: furniture components  Search this
benches  Search this
Garden ornaments and furniture  Search this
garden seats  Search this
outdoor furniture  Search this
settees  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian Gardens, Horticultural Artifacts Collection.
Accession number:
1984.064
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Horticultural Artifacts Collection
Data Source:
Smithsonian Gardens
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/aq48d69fa8c-e6b8-416a-af52-89c72dffef51
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:hac_1984.064

Bench end, saber back

Medium:
Zinc or aluminum
Dimensions:
24 × 19 3/8 in. (61 × 49.2 cm)
Style:
Regency
Type:
Bench ends
Date:
ca. 1850-1920
Period:
Victorian (1837-1901)
Topic:
Benchends  Search this
cast iron  Search this
ends: furniture components  Search this
benches  Search this
Garden ornaments and furniture  Search this
garden seats  Search this
outdoor furniture  Search this
settees  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian Gardens, Horticultural Artifacts Collection.
Accession number:
1984.063
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Horticultural Artifacts Collection
Data Source:
Smithsonian Gardens
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/aq4b7024efb-cc31-43d1-b478-2425eb83475c
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:hac_1984.063

Bench end, scroll

Medium:
Zinc, paint
Dimensions:
39 1/4 × 19 1/4 in. (99.7 × 48.9 cm)
Style:
Regency
Type:
Bench ends
Date:
ca. 1850-1920
Period:
Victorian (1837-1901)
Topic:
Benchends  Search this
ends: furniture components  Search this
zinc  Search this
benches  Search this
Garden ornaments and furniture  Search this
garden seats  Search this
outdoor furniture  Search this
settees  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian Gardens, Horticultural Artifacts Collection.
Accession number:
1984.056
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Horticultural Artifacts Collection
Data Source:
Smithsonian Gardens
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/aq472670244-0aeb-447d-a541-39d7254bfe81
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:hac_1984.056

Bench, "Serpent" pattern

Medium:
Cast iron, paint, wood
Dimensions:
35 × 66 × 21 in. (88.9 × 167.6 × 53.3 cm)
Style:
Empire
Type:
Benches
Date:
ca.1850-1920
Period:
Victorian (1837-1901)
Topic:
benches  Search this
cast iron  Search this
outdoor furniture  Search this
Design elements  Search this
Garden ornaments and furniture  Search this
garden seats  Search this
parks (recreation areas)  Search this
seating furniture  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian Gardens, Horticultural Artifacts Collection.
Accession number:
1984.004.001
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Horticultural Artifacts Collection
Data Source:
Smithsonian Gardens
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/aq47a1766e8-2393-4f01-af9a-11f0fe50c077
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:hac_1984.004.001

Bench, "Serpent" pattern

Medium:
Cast iron, paint, wood
Dimensions:
35 × 66 × 21 in. (88.9 × 167.6 × 53.3 cm)
Style:
Empire
Type:
Benches
Date:
ca.1850-1920
Period:
Victorian (1837-1901)
Topic:
benches  Search this
cast iron  Search this
outdoor furniture  Search this
Design elements  Search this
Garden ornaments and furniture  Search this
garden seats  Search this
parks (recreation areas)  Search this
seating furniture  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian Gardens, Horticultural Artifacts Collection.
Accession number:
1984.004.002
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Horticultural Artifacts Collection
Data Source:
Smithsonian Gardens
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/aq461acf8eb-954c-45f4-98aa-f30e6cf12bbb
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:hac_1984.004.002

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