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The photographs of James Wallace Black views of the ruins of the great fire in Boston, November, 1872, from the collection of the library of the Boston Athenaeum : catalogue and exhibition by Stephen Robert Edidin

Author:
Edidin, Stephen Robert  Search this
Author:
Williams College Museum of Art  Search this
Physical description:
17 pages, 5 unnumbered leaves of plates illustrations 23 cm
Type:
Exhibitions
History
Exhibition catalogs
Place:
Boston (Mass.)
Massachusetts
Boston
Date:
1977
1865-
Topic:
Photography, Artistic  Search this
Great Fire, Boston, Mass., 1872  Search this
History  Search this
Call number:
TR647 .B52 1977X
TR647.B52 1977X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_119453
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From Africa to Beale Street by Edward "Prince Gabe" Kirby

Author:
Kirby, Edward  Search this
Physical description:
176 pages, [1] folded leaf of plates illustrations 22 cm
Type:
Books
Criticism, interpretation, etc
Place:
Tennessee
Memphis
Beale Street (Memphis, Tenn.)
Beale Street
Memphis (Tenn.)
Date:
1983
Topic:
Popular music--History and criticism  Search this
Musicians  Search this
Popular music  Search this
Blues  Search this
Beale Street  Search this
Data Source:
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EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1113665
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Finding Samuel Lowe China, Jamaica, Harlem Paula Williams Madison

Author:
Madison, Paula Williams  Search this
Physical description:
x, 275 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates illustrations (some color) 24 cm
Type:
Biography
Autobiographies
Biographies
Narrative non-fiction
Place:
United States
Jamaica
Date:
2015
Topic:
Racially mixed people--Race identity  Search this
Racially mixed people  Search this
African American women--Race identity  Search this
Families  Search this
Hakka (Chinese people)  Search this
Data Source:
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EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1149035
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Presentation Pipe-Tomahawk

Donor Name:
Victor J. Evans  Search this
Culture:
Delaware (Lenape)  Search this
Object Type:
Pipe Tomahawk
Place:
Not Given, United States, North America
Accession Date:
20 Mar 1931
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
113605
USNM Number:
E362064-0
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Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/39c9f60b1-9a32-41da-8243-a451c835b73b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8409086
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Corporate patronage of art & architecture in the United States, late 19th century to the present edited by Monica E. Jovanovich and Melissa Renn

Title:
Corporate patronage of art and architecture in the United States, late 19th century to the present
Editor:
Jovanovich, Monica  Search this
Renn, Melissa  Search this
Physical description:
xiv, 285 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates illustrations (some color) 24 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
United States
USA
Date:
2019
Topic:
Art patronage  Search this
Art and business  Search this
Kulturpolitik  Search this
Kunst  Search this
Kunstförderung  Search this
Kunsthandel  Search this
Kunstmarkt  Search this
Mäzenatentum  Search this
Politik  Search this
Unternehmen  Search this
Data Source:
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EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1114537
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Weather as medium toward a meteorological art Janine Randerson

Title:
Toward a meteorological art
Author:
Randerson, Janine  Search this
Physical description:
xl, 233 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates illustrations (some colour) 24 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
2018
21st century
Topic:
Art and meteorology  Search this
Weather in art  Search this
Art and science  Search this
Art, Modern--Themes, motives  Search this
20.30 history of art: general  Search this
Art and Design  Search this
Data Source:
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EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1115503
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When it was grand the radical Republican history of the Civil War LeeAnna Keith

Author:
Keith, LeeAnna  Search this
Subject:
Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) History  Search this
Physical description:
340 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates illustrations, maps, portraits 24 cm
Type:
Books
History
Place:
United States
Date:
2020
19th century
1849-1877
Civil War, 1861-1865
Topic:
Political parties--History  Search this
Antislavery movements--History  Search this
Radicalism--History  Search this
African Americans--Politics and government  Search this
African Americans--Civil rights--History  Search this
African Americans--Civil rights  Search this
Antislavery movements  Search this
Political parties  Search this
Politics and government  Search this
Radicalism  Search this
History  Search this
Data Source:
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EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1116201
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Disney's land Walt Disney and the invention of the amusement park that changed the world Richard Snow

Author:
Snow, Richard 1947-  Search this
Physical description:
xvi, 408 pages, 8 unnumbered leaves of plates illustrations, map 24 cm
Type:
Books
History
Place:
United States
Disneyland (Calif.)
California
Disneyland
Date:
2019
Topic:
Architecture, American  Search this
Architecture and society  Search this
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Entertainment  Search this
HISTORY / United States / 20th Century  Search this
ARCHITECTURE / History / Contemporary (1945-)  Search this
Architecture  Search this
History  Search this
Data Source:
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EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1116207
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The Routledge companion to photography theory edited by Mark Durden and Jane Tormey

Editor:
Durden, Mark  Search this
Tormey, Jane  Search this
Physical description:
xv, 441 pages, 16 pages of plates illustrations (chiefly color) 26 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
2020
Topic:
Photography--Philosophy  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1116901
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The Sufi saint of Jam history, religion and politics of a Sunni shrine in Shi'i Iran Shivan Mahendrarajah

Author:
Mahendrarajah, Shivan  Search this
Subject:
Aḥmad Jām 1049 or 1050-1141 or 1142 Shrines  Search this
Aḥmad Jαm 1049 or 1050-1141 or 1142 Shrines  Search this
Physical description:
xviii, 270 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates illustrations (some color), maps 24 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Iran
Turbat-i Jām
Date:
2021
Topic:
Islamic shrines  Search this
Muslim saints--Cult  Search this
Sufis  Search this
Shrines  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1146435
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Alexander the Great in the Persian tradition history, myth and legend in medieval Iran Haila Manteghi

Author:
Manteghi, Haila  Search this
Subject:
Alexander the Great 356 B.C.-323 B.C In literature  Search this
Alexander the Great 356 B.C.-323 B.C Romances History and criticism  Search this
Alexander the Great 356 B.C.-323 B.C In literature  Search this
Alexander the Great 356 B.C.-323 B.C Romances History and criticism  Search this
Physical description:
xiii, 256 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates illustrations (chiefly color) 23 cm
Type:
Books
Criticism, interpretation, etc
Place:
Iran
Date:
2018
Topic:
Persian literature--Themes, motives  Search this
Literature and folklore  Search this
Literature and history  Search this
18.66 Iranian languages  Search this
Literature  Search this
Romances  Search this
Data Source:
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EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1147487
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From Manet to Toulouse-Lautrec French lithographs, 1860-1900 : catalogue of an exhibition at the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum, 1978 by Frances Carey and Antony Griffiths

Author:
Carey, Frances (Art historian)  Search this
Griffiths, Antony  Search this
Author:
British Museum Department of Prints and Drawings  Search this
Physical description:
104 pages, 4 unnumbered leaves of plates illustrations (some color) 26 cm
Type:
Exhibitions
Expositions
Exhibition catalogs
Catalogues d'exposition
Place:
France
Date:
1978
19th century
19e siècle
Topic:
Lithography, French  Search this
Lithographie française--Expositions  Search this
Lithographie--Expositions  Search this
Lithographie française  Search this
Museums London. Camden (London Borough). British Museum. Department of Prints and Drawings. Exhibits: French lithographs, 1860-1900. Catalogues  Search this
Call number:
NE2349.25 .C37X
NE2349.25.C37X
Data Source:
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EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_116420
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Ornithological miscellany edited by George Dawson Rowley

Lithographer:
Allen, Edgar W.,  Search this
Erxleben, J.,  Search this
Smith, J.,  Search this
Walther, T.,  Search this
Former owner:
Chase, Robert William DSI  Search this
Mackintosh, Duncan Robert DSI  Search this
Printer of plates:
Hanhart, Michael  Search this
Hanhart, N.  Search this
Mintern Bros.,  Search this
Illustrator:
Keulemans, J. G (John Gerrard) 1842-1912  Search this
Editor:
Rowley, George Dawson 1822-1878  Search this
Bookseller:
William Wesley & Son DSI  Search this
Physical description:
3 volumes (321, 477, 276 pages, [131] leaves of plates) illustrations (lithographs), maps, portraits 33 cm
Type:
Pictorial works
Place:
Fiji
Great Britain
Mongolia
Date:
1876
1878
Topic:
Birds  Search this
Call number:
QL671 .O745 1876
QL671.O745 1876
Data Source:
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EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_278347
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Baluster vase, from a five-piece garniture (F1980.190-.194)

Medium:
Porcelain with cobalt pigment under clear colorless glaze
Dimensions:
H x Diam (assembled): 46.1 × 17.8 cm (18 1/8 × 7 in)
Style:
Jingdezhen ware
Type:
Ceramic
Vessel
Origin:
Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, China
Date:
1662-1722
Period:
Qing dynasty
Topic:
flower  Search this
Jingdezhen ware  Search this
music  Search this
dance  Search this
Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)  Search this
Kangxi reign (1662 - 1722)  Search this
woman  Search this
cobalt pigment  Search this
China  Search this
porcelain  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Myron S. Falk, Jr. and his sisters, Mrs. Mildred F. Loew and Mrs. Eleanor F. Lenzner
Accession Number:
F1980.190a-c
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Related Online Resources:
Google Cultural Institute
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
On View:
Freer Gallery 12: The Peacock Room in Blue and White
Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3523a8f2e-c4ba-43af-8f48-8cec2061a479
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1980.190a-c
view Baluster vase, from a five-piece garniture (F1980.190-.194) digital asset number 1
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Baluster vase, from a five-piece garniture (F1980.190-.194)

Medium:
Porcelain with cobalt pigment under clear colorless glaze
Dimensions:
H x Diam (assembled): 46.3 × 17.2 cm (18 1/4 × 6 3/4 in)
Style:
Jingdezhen ware
Type:
Ceramic
Vessel
Origin:
Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, China
Date:
1662-1722
Period:
Qing dynasty
Topic:
flower  Search this
Jingdezhen ware  Search this
music  Search this
dance  Search this
Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)  Search this
Kangxi reign (1662 - 1722)  Search this
woman  Search this
cobalt pigment  Search this
China  Search this
porcelain  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Myron S. Falk, Jr. and his sisters, Mrs. Mildred F. Loew and Mrs. Eleanor F. Lenzner
Accession Number:
F1980.191a-c
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
Related Online Resources:
Google Cultural Institute
See more items in:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
On View:
Freer Gallery 12: The Peacock Room in Blue and White
Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye33c798d33-dc71-4235-8ee8-e2cd50ba2eab
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1980.191a-c
Online Media:
view Baluster vase, one of three in a five-piece garniture (F1980.190--194) digital asset number 1
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Baluster vase, one of three in a five-piece garniture (F1980.190--194)

Medium:
Porcelain with cobalt pigment under clear colorless glaze
Dimensions:
H x Diam (assembled): 45.5 × 17.1 cm (17 15/16 × 6 3/4 in)
Style:
Jingdezhen ware
Type:
Ceramic
Vessel
Origin:
Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, China
Date:
1662-1722
Period:
Qing dynasty
Topic:
flower  Search this
Jingdezhen ware  Search this
music  Search this
dance  Search this
Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)  Search this
Kangxi reign (1662 - 1722)  Search this
China  Search this
porcelain  Search this
musician  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Myron S. Falk, Jr. and his sisters, Mrs. Mildred F. Loew and Mrs. Eleanor F. Lenzner
Accession Number:
F1980.192a-c
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
Related Online Resources:
Google Cultural Institute
See more items in:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
On View:
Freer Gallery 12: The Peacock Room in Blue and White
Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3c2d0446d-800d-4418-aa1f-a8c287a3f7f0
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1980.192a-c
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view Beaker-shaped vase, from a five-piece garniture (F1980.190-.194) digital asset number 1
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Beaker-shaped vase, from a five-piece garniture (F1980.190-.194)

Medium:
Porcelain with cobalt pigment under clear colorless glaze
Dimensions:
H x Diam: 42.5 × 21.2 cm (16 3/4 × 8 3/8 in)
Style:
Jingdezhen ware
Type:
Ceramic
Vessel
Origin:
Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, China
Date:
1662-1722
Period:
Qing dynasty
Topic:
Jingdezhen ware  Search this
Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)  Search this
Kangxi reign (1662 - 1722)  Search this
drum  Search this
flute  Search this
cobalt pigment  Search this
cymbal  Search this
China  Search this
porcelain  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Myron S. Falk, Jr. and his sisters, Mrs. Mildred F. Loew and Mrs. Eleanor F. Lenzner
Accession Number:
F1980.193a-b
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
Related Online Resources:
Google Cultural Institute
See more items in:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
On View:
Freer Gallery 12: The Peacock Room in Blue and White
Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3d6e97e75-58e7-4353-a93c-fea688ddc14f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1980.193a-b
Online Media:
view Beaker-shaped vase, from a five-piece garniture digital asset number 1
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Beaker-shaped vase, from a five-piece garniture

Medium:
Porcelain with cobalt pigment under clear colorless glaze
Dimensions:
H x Diam: 43 × 20.6 cm (16 15/16 × 8 1/8 in)
Style:
Jingdezhen ware
Type:
Ceramic
Vessel
Origin:
Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, China
Date:
1662-1722
Period:
Qing dynasty
Topic:
Jingdezhen ware  Search this
Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)  Search this
Kangxi reign (1662 - 1722)  Search this
China  Search this
porcelain  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Myron S. Falk, Jr. and his sisters, Mrs. Mildred F. Loew and Mrs. Eleanor F. Lenzner
Accession Number:
F1980.194a-b
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
Related Online Resources:
Google Cultural Institute
See more items in:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
On View:
Freer Gallery 12: The Peacock Room in Blue and White
Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3946c869f-9e95-4314-8606-faaee03d5321
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1980.194a-b
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Shoddy from devil's dust to the renaissance of rags Hanna Rose Shell

Author:
Shell, Hanna Rose  Search this
Physical description:
236 pages, 2 unnumbered leaves of plates illustrations, maps 21 cm
Type:
Books
History
Place:
England
United States
Date:
2020
19th century
Topic:
Wool fabrics--History  Search this
Textile industry--History  Search this
Recycled products--History  Search this
Used clothing industry--History  Search this
Recycled products  Search this
Textile industry  Search this
Used clothing industry  Search this
Wool fabrics  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1153445
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The pandemic century one hundred years of panic, hysteria, and hubris Mark Honigsbaum

Author:
Honigsbaum, Mark  Search this
Physical description:
450 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates illustrations 25 cm
Type:
Books
History
Date:
2019
20th century
Topic:
Epidemics--History  Search this
Communicable diseases--History  Search this
Pandemics--history  Search this
History, 20th Century  Search this
History, 21st Century  Search this
MEDICAL / Public Health  Search this
Communicable diseases  Search this
Epidemics  Search this
Data Source:
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EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1153449

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