The catalog card calls this catalog number (E168799) "Group Of Two Females, Costumed". This indicates that this catalog number was given to a group of objects, including 2 female mannequins, their associated clothing, and a bird in a cage. It is not clear which parts were originally grouped together on each mannequin.
Flat, rectangular pocketbook with elaborate embroidery.
A photo which appears to show the mannequin group and birdcage at the Chicago World's Fair of 1893, where it was displayed at the Japanese Bazaar on the Midway Plaisance prior to being purchased by the Smithsonian, is available online. The photo title is "Japanese Bazar at 1893 World's Fair, The Columbian Exposition, Chicago", and it is from Glimpses of the World's Fair: A Selection of Gems of the White City Seen Through a Camera. Chicago: Laird & Lee, 1893. The url to view the image is: http://gildedage.lib.niu.edu/islandora/object/niu-gildedage%3A19975 . The mannequins and birdcage can be seem in the center display window of the building in the photo. You can find some information on the Japanese Bazaar here: https://web.archive.org/web/20210427134045/https://worldsfairchicago1893.com/2019/11/20/echoes-of-the-white-city-3/ .
