Creator:

Freer, Charles Lang, 1856-1919  Search this

Names:

Smithsonian Institution  Search this

Collection Creator:

Freer, Charles Lang, 1856-1919  Search this

Extent:

11 Sheets

Type:

Archival materials

Sheets

Vouchers

Place:

Egypt

Cairo (Egypt)

Date:

January, 1907

Scope and Contents:

Customs declarations and inventories of purchases made by Charles Freer while in Egypt between December 6th, 1906 and January 22nd, 1907. Also includes letters of instruction sent to Freer's secretary in Detroit, John M. Kennedy. Purchases include ancient Egyptian artifacts, as well as early Christian manuscripts purchased from Ali Arabi in Cairo.

Freer collection numbers: F1907.1; F1906.272; F1906.273; F1906.274; F1906.275; F1906.297; F1906.298; F1907.3; F1907.11; F1907.19; F1907.21; F1907.4a-g; F1907.30; F1907.475; F1907.385; F1907.386; F1907.389

Arrangement:

Freer's purchase vouchers are generally organized by date of purchase.

Local Numbers:

FSA A.01 06.5.2.1907.01.04

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Collection Rights:

Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.

Topic:

Antiquities  Search this

Art, Ancient  Search this

Art, Egyptian  Search this

Christian art and symbolism  Search this

Biblical studies  Search this

Genre/Form:

Vouchers

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.

Identifier:

FSA.A.01, Item FSA A.01 06.5.2.1907.01.04

See more items in:

Charles Lang Freer Papers

Charles Lang Freer Papers / Series 6: Financial Materials / 6.5: Vouchers / 6.5.2: Financial materials - Vouchers - Art vouchers / 1906-1907

Archival Repository:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives

GUID:

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EDAN-URL:

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