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Object Number
60-42-70/10875.1.1
Display Title
Studio portrait of woman
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "Java / 60-42" Printed on photograph: "A. Zeese & Co Chi / Copyright 1893 by Place & Cooper / Toajong. (Soendanese Javan.) / Java is surpassed in size by several islands of the Indian Archipelago, but in other respects it is the most important of all. The island has been the scene of / the most eventful occurances and possesses the noblest memorials of by-gone splendor. It has a larger population than all of the other islands of the Indian Ocean / together, and is as densely crowded as the most populous European countries. The natural beauties of the island rival the most favored regions of the globe. With / a mild climate, an industrious and gentle people, and rich resources, its fertile fields are the granary of the East Indian Islands; and its coffee and sugar a perpetual / source of wealth to (continued in remarks)
Department
Photographic
Date
1893
Culture
- Javanese
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Indonesia
/
Java
Dimensions
Overall: 34.6076 × 25.0826 cm (13 5/8 × 9 7/8 in.)
Provenance
Donor
Donated by
Department of Anthropology, Harvard University
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