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Girls reading letter
Object Number 2003.1.2223.373
Display Title Girls reading letter
Descriptions
Object Description The Square box on which one hand is resting is the only fire in the house-is generally made of wood lined inside with copper and half filled with wood ashes on top of which a little wood charcoal is burnt. On the floor is the 'honorable tea.' The floor is matted.
Department Photographic
Date 1880s-1890s
Artist Studio of Kusakabe Kimbei
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / Japan
Materials Albumen print , Print, hand-colored adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 19.2 × 25.3 cm (7 9/16 × 9 15/16 in.) Overall (Mount): 27.9 × 35.5 cm (11 × 14 in.)
Provenance
Collector William A. Dunn
Donor Donated by William A. Dunn

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