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Canary cage

Detail of a pattern

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At A Glance

Period

ca. 1853 and no later than 1881
Geography

China
Material

Wood (zitan (rosewood), burlwood) porcelain, gold-colored wires, celluloid, bronze hooks inlaid with silver
Dimension

H x W (overall): 34 x 27.5 cm (13 3/8 x 10 13/16 in)
Accession Number

F1986.5a-ee
EDAN ID

edanmdm:fsg_F1986.5a-ee

Object Details

Provenance

Isabelle Ingram Mayer, Peking [1]

To 1986

Robert Hatfield Ellsworth (born 1929), New York, to 1986

From 1986

Freer Gallery of Art, given by Robert Hatfield Ellsworth in 1986

Notes:

[1] Isabelle Ingram Mayer returned in 1947 or 1948 from living in Peking, where she was born (see Curatorial Note 8 in object record). However, see also the June 7, 1998 letter from Robert H. Ellsworth in the object file, which lists Isabelle Ingram Mayer's date of return from China as 1946 (according to Curatorial Note 8 in the object record).
Collection

Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Exhibition History

Gold: The Asian Touch (September 10, 2005 to February 20, 2006)

On Becoming Immortal (May 9, 1993 to August 15, 1994)

Chinese Art (May 9 to November 29, 1993)
Previous custodian or owner

Isabelle Ingram Mayer

Robert Hatfield Ellsworth (1929-2014)
Origin

China
Credit Line

Gift of Mr. Robert H. Ellsworth in memory of Isabelle Ingram Mayer
Type

Furniture and Furnishing
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Date

1880s, 1850s
Name

Ingram Mayer, Isabelle, Ellsworth, Robert Hatfield
Place

China
Topic

Porcelain, Art, Inlay (process), Animals, Wood, Chinese Art, Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911), Robert Hatfield Ellsworth collection, Birds
Culture

Chinese
Object Type

Furniture, Furnishings