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Creator::
United States National Museum. Department of Arts and Industries  Search this
Extent:
0.25 cu. ft. (1 half document box)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Manuscripts
Date:
circa 1887
Descriptive Entry:
This record unit consists of descriptive labels prepared for the collection by Edwin H. Hawley, preparator in the Department of Arts and Industries.
Historical Note:
A collection of tools and materials used in Japanese lacquer work was presented to the United States National Museum by the Department of Education of the Japanese Government through Shiro Akabane, Secretary of the Japanese Legation in Washington, D.C. The donation was apparently made between 1885 and 1887.
Topic:
Engineering -- History  Search this
Science and industry  Search this
Art and industry  Search this
Industries -- History  Search this
Genre/Form:
Manuscripts
Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 219, United States National Museum. Department of Arts and Industries, Exhibition Records
Identifier:
Record Unit 219
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Exhibition Records
Archival Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-sia-faru0219