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Slavery and the British empire from Africa to America Kenneth Morgan

Author:
Morgan, Kenneth 1953-  Search this
Physical description:
221 pages illustrations, maps 22 cm
Type:
Books
Movement of peoples
History
History (form)
Place:
Great Britain
Africa
America
Grande-Bretagne
Afrique
Atlantischer Ozean
Großbritannien
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
British Empire
Date:
2007
Topic:
Slave trade--History  Search this
Slavery--History  Search this
Slaves--History  Search this
Slaves--Social conditions  Search this
Esclaves--Commerce--Histoire  Search this
Esclaves--Histoire  Search this
Esclaves--Conditions sociales  Search this
15.59 history of great parts of the world, peoples, civilizations: other  Search this
Society  Search this
Slave trade  Search this
Slavery  Search this
Slaves  Search this
Sklavenhandel  Search this
Sklaverei  Search this
Abolitionism  Search this
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edanmdm:siris_sil_1147200

Cephalotaxus harringtonia

Life Form:
Evergreen tree
Average Height:
As shrub: 5-10' (1.5-3 meters) As tree: 20-30' (6-9.1 meters)
Bloom Characteristics:
Male flower is enclosed inside a bract.
Dioecious:
Yes
Foliage Characteristics:
Linear, spirally-arranged, yew-like, dark green leaves grow in v-shaped pattern. 1.5" (3.8 cm) long
Fruit Characteristics:
Fleshy, edible, and olive or plum-like. 1" (2.5 cm) long. September.
Structure:
Round
Range:
China to Korea, Central and S Japan, Taiwan
Habitat:
Broad-leafed, coniferous, and mixed forests, in understory; 3-825ft (10-2700m)
Topic:
Display Gardens  Search this
Living Collections  Search this
Common Name:
Japanese Plum Yew
Chinese Plum Yew
Harrington Plum Yew
Plum Fruit Yew
Cows-tail pine
Group:
[vascular plants]
Class:
Equisetopsida
Subclass:
Pinidae
Order:
Cupressales
Family:
Taxaceae
Genus:
Cephalotaxus
Species:
harringtonia
Accession Number:
2012-1386A
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Smithsonian Gardens Display Collection
On Display:
National Museum of American History
Data Source:
Smithsonian Gardens
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax7ee28600f-fa90-4e60-b488-3f3f3642e0e2
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:ofeo-sg_2012-1386A
Online Media:

Cephalotaxus harringtonia

Life Form:
Evergreen tree
Average Height:
As shrub: 5-10' (1.5-3 meters) As tree: 20-30' (6-9.1 meters)
Bloom Characteristics:
Male flower is enclosed inside a bract.
Dioecious:
Yes
Foliage Characteristics:
Linear, spirally-arranged, yew-like, dark green leaves grow in v-shaped pattern. 1.5" (3.8 cm) long
Fruit Characteristics:
Fleshy, edible, and olive or plum-like. 1" (2.5 cm) long. September.
Structure:
Round
Range:
China to Korea, Central and S Japan, Taiwan
Habitat:
Broad-leafed, coniferous, and mixed forests, in understory; 3-825ft (10-2700m)
Topic:
Display Gardens  Search this
Living Collections  Search this
Common Name:
Japanese Plum Yew
Chinese Plum Yew
Harrington Plum Yew
Plum Fruit Yew
Cows-tail pine
Group:
[vascular plants]
Class:
Equisetopsida
Subclass:
Pinidae
Order:
Cupressales
Family:
Taxaceae
Genus:
Cephalotaxus
Species:
harringtonia
Accession Number:
2012-1387A
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
See more items in:
Smithsonian Gardens Display Collection
On Display:
National Museum of American History
Data Source:
Smithsonian Gardens
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax7e5107aec-8b81-44d3-bfa6-10ebcfa23c73
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:ofeo-sg_2012-1387A

Cephalotaxus harringtonia

Life Form:
Evergreen tree
Average Height:
As shrub: 5-10' (1.5-3 meters) As tree: 20-30' (6-9.1 meters)
Bloom Characteristics:
Male flower is enclosed inside a bract.
Dioecious:
Yes
Foliage Characteristics:
Linear, spirally-arranged, yew-like, dark green leaves grow in v-shaped pattern. 1.5" (3.8 cm) long
Fruit Characteristics:
Fleshy, edible, and olive or plum-like. 1" (2.5 cm) long. September.
Structure:
Round
Range:
China to Korea, Central and S Japan, Taiwan
Habitat:
Broad-leafed, coniferous, and mixed forests, in understory; 3-825ft (10-2700m)
Topic:
Display Gardens  Search this
Living Collections  Search this
Common Name:
Japanese Plum Yew
Chinese Plum Yew
Harrington Plum Yew
Plum Fruit Yew
Cows-tail pine
Group:
[vascular plants]
Class:
Equisetopsida
Subclass:
Pinidae
Order:
Cupressales
Family:
Taxaceae
Genus:
Cephalotaxus
Species:
harringtonia
Accession Number:
2012-1388A
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
See more items in:
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On Display:
National Museum of American History
Data Source:
Smithsonian Gardens
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax73a78a32a-a6ea-4715-9bbe-cd431522f452
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:ofeo-sg_2012-1388A
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Cephalotaxus harringtonia

Life Form:
Evergreen tree
Average Height:
As shrub: 5-10' (1.5-3 meters) As tree: 20-30' (6-9.1 meters)
Bloom Characteristics:
Male flower is enclosed inside a bract.
Dioecious:
Yes
Foliage Characteristics:
Linear, spirally-arranged, yew-like, dark green leaves grow in v-shaped pattern. 1.5" (3.8 cm) long
Fruit Characteristics:
Fleshy, edible, and olive or plum-like. 1" (2.5 cm) long. September.
Structure:
Round
Range:
China to Korea, Central and S Japan, Taiwan
Habitat:
Broad-leafed, coniferous, and mixed forests, in understory; 3-825ft (10-2700m)
Topic:
Display Gardens  Search this
Living Collections  Search this
Common Name:
Japanese Plum Yew
Chinese Plum Yew
Harrington Plum Yew
Plum Fruit Yew
Cows-tail pine
Group:
[vascular plants]
Class:
Equisetopsida
Subclass:
Pinidae
Order:
Cupressales
Family:
Taxaceae
Genus:
Cephalotaxus
Species:
harringtonia
Accession Number:
2022-0525A
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
See more items in:
Smithsonian Gardens Display Collection
On Display:
Enid A. Haupt Garden
Data Source:
Smithsonian Gardens
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax7909ac178-6e67-41d9-9065-4abaaa5171fb
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:ofeo-sg_2022-0525A

Cephalotaxus harringtonia

Life Form:
Evergreen tree
Average Height:
As shrub: 5-10' (1.5-3 meters) As tree: 20-30' (6-9.1 meters)
Bloom Characteristics:
Male flower is enclosed inside a bract.
Dioecious:
Yes
Foliage Characteristics:
Linear, spirally-arranged, yew-like, dark green leaves grow in v-shaped pattern. 1.5" (3.8 cm) long
Fruit Characteristics:
Fleshy, edible, and olive or plum-like. 1" (2.5 cm) long. September.
Structure:
Round
Range:
China to Korea, Central and S Japan, Taiwan
Habitat:
Broad-leafed, coniferous, and mixed forests, in understory; 3-825ft (10-2700m)
Topic:
Display Gardens  Search this
Living Collections  Search this
Common Name:
Japanese Plum Yew
Chinese Plum Yew
Harrington Plum Yew
Plum Fruit Yew
Cows-tail pine
Group:
[vascular plants]
Class:
Equisetopsida
Subclass:
Pinidae
Order:
Cupressales
Family:
Taxaceae
Genus:
Cephalotaxus
Species:
harringtonia
Accession Number:
2022-0527A
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
See more items in:
Smithsonian Gardens Display Collection
On Display:
Enid A. Haupt Garden
Data Source:
Smithsonian Gardens
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax759e65d62-51fe-400d-94a4-23d1483f925f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:ofeo-sg_2022-0527A

Cephalotaxus harringtonia

Life Form:
Evergreen tree
Average Height:
As shrub: 5-10' (1.5-3 meters) As tree: 20-30' (6-9.1 meters)
Bloom Characteristics:
Male flower is enclosed inside a bract.
Dioecious:
Yes
Foliage Characteristics:
Linear, spirally-arranged, yew-like, dark green leaves grow in v-shaped pattern. 1.5" (3.8 cm) long
Fruit Characteristics:
Fleshy, edible, and olive or plum-like. 1" (2.5 cm) long. September.
Structure:
Round
Range:
China to Korea, Central and S Japan, Taiwan
Habitat:
Broad-leafed, coniferous, and mixed forests, in understory; 3-825ft (10-2700m)
Topic:
Display Gardens  Search this
Living Collections  Search this
Common Name:
Japanese Plum Yew
Chinese Plum Yew
Harrington Plum Yew
Plum Fruit Yew
Cows-tail pine
Group:
[vascular plants]
Class:
Equisetopsida
Subclass:
Pinidae
Order:
Cupressales
Family:
Taxaceae
Genus:
Cephalotaxus
Species:
harringtonia
Accession Number:
2022-0782A
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
See more items in:
Smithsonian Gardens Display Collection
On Display:
Enid A. Haupt Garden
Data Source:
Smithsonian Gardens
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax769ae659e-6d85-46ed-97cf-a11a3eed9c68
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:ofeo-sg_2022-0782A

Cephalotaxus harringtonia

Life Form:
Evergreen tree
Average Height:
As shrub: 5-10' (1.5-3 meters) As tree: 20-30' (6-9.1 meters)
Bloom Characteristics:
Male flower is enclosed inside a bract.
Dioecious:
Yes
Foliage Characteristics:
Linear, spirally-arranged, yew-like, dark green leaves grow in v-shaped pattern. 1.5" (3.8 cm) long
Fruit Characteristics:
Fleshy, edible, and olive or plum-like. 1" (2.5 cm) long. September.
Structure:
Round
Range:
China to Korea, Central and S Japan, Taiwan
Habitat:
Broad-leafed, coniferous, and mixed forests, in understory; 3-825ft (10-2700m)
Topic:
Display Gardens  Search this
Living Collections  Search this
Common Name:
Japanese Plum Yew
Chinese Plum Yew
Harrington Plum Yew
Plum Fruit Yew
Cows-tail pine
Group:
[vascular plants]
Class:
Equisetopsida
Subclass:
Pinidae
Order:
Cupressales
Family:
Taxaceae
Genus:
Cephalotaxus
Species:
harringtonia
Accession Number:
2022-0783A
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
See more items in:
Smithsonian Gardens Display Collection
On Display:
Enid A. Haupt Garden
Data Source:
Smithsonian Gardens
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax76caf414d-5ddb-488a-9107-50cbfa21d04d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:ofeo-sg_2022-0783A

Cephalotaxus harringtonia

Life Form:
Evergreen tree
Average Height:
As shrub: 5-10' (1.5-3 meters) As tree: 20-30' (6-9.1 meters)
Bloom Characteristics:
Male flower is enclosed inside a bract.
Dioecious:
Yes
Foliage Characteristics:
Linear, spirally-arranged, yew-like, dark green leaves grow in v-shaped pattern. 1.5" (3.8 cm) long
Fruit Characteristics:
Fleshy, edible, and olive or plum-like. 1" (2.5 cm) long. September.
Structure:
Round
Range:
China to Korea, Central and S Japan, Taiwan
Habitat:
Broad-leafed, coniferous, and mixed forests, in understory; 3-825ft (10-2700m)
Topic:
Display Gardens  Search this
Living Collections  Search this
Common Name:
Japanese Plum Yew
Chinese Plum Yew
Harrington Plum Yew
Plum Fruit Yew
Cows-tail pine
Group:
[vascular plants]
Class:
Equisetopsida
Subclass:
Pinidae
Order:
Cupressales
Family:
Taxaceae
Genus:
Cephalotaxus
Species:
harringtonia
Accession Number:
2022-0784A
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
See more items in:
Smithsonian Gardens Display Collection
On Display:
Enid A. Haupt Garden
Data Source:
Smithsonian Gardens
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax7fe494402-7188-473f-bb12-4dfdc6636428
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:ofeo-sg_2022-0784A

Cephalotaxus harringtonia

Life Form:
Evergreen tree
Average Height:
As shrub: 5-10' (1.5-3 meters) As tree: 20-30' (6-9.1 meters)
Bloom Characteristics:
Male flower is enclosed inside a bract.
Dioecious:
Yes
Foliage Characteristics:
Linear, spirally-arranged, yew-like, dark green leaves grow in v-shaped pattern. 1.5" (3.8 cm) long
Fruit Characteristics:
Fleshy, edible, and olive or plum-like. 1" (2.5 cm) long. September.
Structure:
Round
Range:
China to Korea, Central and S Japan, Taiwan
Habitat:
Broad-leafed, coniferous, and mixed forests, in understory; 3-825ft (10-2700m)
Topic:
Display Gardens  Search this
Living Collections  Search this
Common Name:
Japanese Plum Yew
Chinese Plum Yew
Harrington Plum Yew
Plum Fruit Yew
Cows-tail pine
Group:
[vascular plants]
Class:
Equisetopsida
Subclass:
Pinidae
Order:
Cupressales
Family:
Taxaceae
Genus:
Cephalotaxus
Species:
harringtonia
Accession Number:
2022-0785A
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
See more items in:
Smithsonian Gardens Display Collection
On Display:
Enid A. Haupt Garden
Data Source:
Smithsonian Gardens
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax7f79a16fa-ce1d-4572-8567-a45cb9aeee50
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:ofeo-sg_2022-0785A

Cardinal Mercier

Measurements:
overall: 28 in x 20 1/2 in; 71.12 cm x 52.07 cm
Object Name:
Poster
Credit Line:
Chamberlain Ferry
ID Number:
1986.0195.23
Accession number:
1986.0195
Catalog number:
1986.0195.23
See more items in:
Political and Military History: Political History
Princeton Posters
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b4-e260-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_537964

Sarong

Medium:
Medium: cotton Technique: printed, mordant, painted, resist dyed on plain weave block-printed patterns for field and borders; wax resist lines; application of mordants for two reds; application of yellow and blue (green). Glazed as a finish.
Dimensions:
H x W: 384 x 108 cm (151 1/8 x 42 1/2 in.)
Type:
printed, dyed & painted textiles
Sarong
Made in:
Thailand
India
Date:
late 19th–early 20th century
Accession Number:
1972-6-6
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Textiles Department
Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4d93e09f0-7aa9-4177-84ff-426c8014a66c
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1972-6-6

Fragments

Medium:
Medium: cotton Technique: mordant painted and dyed and resists dyed (chintz) on plain weave (black outline printed; reds, purples and blues filled in by brush)
Dimensions:
Warp x Weft (a): 55 x 41 cm (21 5/8 x 16 1/8 in.)
Warp x Weft (b): 20 x 7 cm (7 7/8 x 2 3/4 in.)
Type:
printed, dyed & painted textiles
Fragments
Probably made in:
India
Date:
mid–late 18th century
Credit Line:
Gift of Josephine Howell
Accession Number:
1973-51-29-a,b
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
See more items in:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Textiles Department
Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4a7ac23e1-37e6-4e67-a5c6-64dd9ead2071
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1973-51-29-a_b
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Chintz

Medium:
Medium: cotton Technique: mordants (2 reds, purple and black) applied by brush and pen; madder dyed; blue apparently brushed over a crackled resist; chintz on plain weave
Dimensions:
Warp x Weft: 71.5 x 46 cm (28 1/8 x 18 1/8 in.)
Repeat H x W: 44.5 x 45.7 cm (17 1/2 x 18 in.)
Type:
printed, dyed & painted textiles
Chintz
Probably made in:
India
Date:
18th century
Credit Line:
Gift of Josephine Howell
Accession Number:
1973-51-33
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
See more items in:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Textiles Department
Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq403b5374e-2bbe-4a4d-a45f-f70da7d30510
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1973-51-33
Online Media:

Chintz fragment

Medium:
Medium: cotton Technique: block-printed for outlines and imbricated background with mordant painted over resist for fillings (chintz) on plain weave
Dimensions:
H x W: 21 × 56.5 cm (8 1/4 × 22 1/4 in.)
Type:
printed, dyed & painted textiles
Chintz fragment
Probably made in:
India
Date:
1750–1800
Credit Line:
Gift of Josephine Howell
Accession Number:
1973-51-9
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
See more items in:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Textiles Department
Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq462b0ab73-37a3-443f-af2f-c399859dea9a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1973-51-9
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From chattel slaves to wage slaves : the dynamics of labour bargaining in the Americas / edited by Mary Turner

Author:
Turner, Mary 1931-  Search this
Physical description:
x, 309 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
Type:
Congresses
Place:
America
Date:
1995
Topic:
Slaves--Emancipation--History  Search this
Slaves--Social conditions  Search this
Labor movement--History  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_509389

Dynamics of forest herbivory : quest for pattern and principle / editors, William J. Mattson, Pekka Niemelä, Matti Rousi

Author:
Mattson, William J. 1943-  Search this
Niemelä, Pekka  Search this
Rousi, Matti  Search this
North Central Forest Experiment Station (Saint Paul, Minn.)  Search this
Physical description:
286 p. : ill., maps ; 28 cm
Type:
Congresses
Date:
1996
Topic:
Trees--Disease and pest resistance  Search this
Phytophagous insects  Search this
Forest dynamics  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_524558

Portraiture and Slavery: Reflections and Resistance

Creator:
National Portrait Gallery  Search this
Type:
Conversations and talks
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2023-02-10T19:27:53.000Z
YouTube Category:
Entertainment  Search this
Topic:
Portraits  Search this
See more by:
NatlPortraitGallery
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
YouTube Channel:
NatlPortraitGallery
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_7IEPt55y5LQ

Oak Flat: A Fight for Sacred Land in the American West with Author Lauren Redniss

Creator:
National Portrait Gallery  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2021-11-17T17:14:22.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
Portraits  Search this
See more by:
NatlPortraitGallery
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
YouTube Channel:
NatlPortraitGallery
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_8RX2v9Qy9-M

Hide/Seek: "What I Believe" by Paul Cadmus - National Portrait Gallery

Creator:
National Portrait Gallery  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2011-04-08T16:06:27.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
Portraits  Search this
See more by:
NatlPortraitGallery
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
YouTube Channel:
NatlPortraitGallery
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_hSfVjN_Z5SM

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