| Creator |
Gerlach & Fromhagen, photographer. |
| Title |
[Wu Ying Ding] [graphic] / Gerlach & Fromhagen, 1200 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa. |
| Publisher |
Philadelphia |
| Date |
[ca. 1875] |
| Physical Description |
1 photograph : albumen on card mount ; mount 7 x 11 cm (2.5 x 4 in.) (carte de visite format) |
| Description |
Bust-length portrait of Wu Ying Ding, attired in a tight-fitting cap and a shirt with a Mandarin collar and frog closures,
facing slightly right. Hu Quang Yung exhibited a selection of his collection, including cloisonne, bronzes, and ceramics,
at the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia. Yung's nephew, Wu Ying Ding, attended the Centennial as an envoy with the
objects.
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| Notes |
Title supplied by cataloger. |
|
Date inferred from active dates of the photographer. |
|
Manuscript note written on verso: To General Mrs. Basban, With best Compliments of Wu Ying Ding, Mandarin of China, N.Y.,
Feb. 17, 1877.
|
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Text printed on verso: No. [996]. In ordering duplicates please send no. as above, and name. |
| Biographical / historical note |
Gustavus Gerlach and Gustavus Fromhagen were Philadelphia photographers who were in partnership from circa 1875 to 1878. |
| Subject |
Ding, Wu Ying -- Portraits. |
|
Asians -- Portraits. |
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Chinese -- Clothing & dress. |
|
Chinese -- Portraits. |
|
Men -- Chinese. |
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AAPI. |
| Geographic subject |
China -- Officials and employees. |
| Genre |
Albumen prints -- 1870-1880. |
|
Cartes de visite -- 1870-1880. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| cdv portraits - sitter - Ding [P.9664] |
| Accession number |
P.9664 |
