Details
Creator Centennial Photographic Co.
Contributor Pettit, Henry, 1842-1921, architect.
Wilson, Joseph M. (Joseph Miller), 1838-1902, architect
Title Chinese comm's office, Main B. [graphic] / Centennial Photographic Co., International Exhibition, Philadelphia. Edward L. Wilson, W. Irving Adams, proprietors.
Publisher Philadelphia : Centennial Photographic Co
Date 1876
Physical Description 1 photograph : albumen on card mount ; mount 11 x 18 cm. (4.25 x 7 in.) (stereograph format)
Description View showing screens, sculpture, urns, bowls, and vases on display at the Chinese section within the Main Building designed by Henry Pettit and Joseph M. Wilson at the Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia. The top of the display reads, "China" surrounded by carved decorative leaves. Below are four different screen panels depicting scenes with Chinese men, women, and children surrounded by borders of carved leaves. In front of the images are a variety of Chinese objects on a multi-level platform and on wooden shelves, including sculpture of people and horses, bowls, urns, and vases. The Centennial Exhibition celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art.
Is part of Centennial Photographic Co. Philad'a. International Exhibition, 1876. 2204
Notes Title on negative.
Date from item.
Photographer's imprint printed on mount and on verso. Imprint on verso contains initials "CPC" in decorative border surmounted by date range 1776-1876.
White curved mount with rounded corners.
Gift of Raymond Holstein.
Subject Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.) -- Buildings.
Children -- Chinese.
Chinese.
Decorative arts -- China.
Exhibitions & displays -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Men -- Chinese.
Urns.
Screens.
Sculpture -- China.
Sculpture, Chinese.
Vases.
Women -- Chinese.
AAPI.
Geographic subject United States -- Centennial celebrations, etc.
Fairmount Park (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- West.
Genre Albumen prints -- 1870-1880.
Stereographs -- 1870-1880.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Holstein stereo - Centennial Photographic Co. [P.2011.47.527]
Accession number P.2011.47.5278