A large print, showing a group of men, women and children standing before a Western-style building. On the back, captioned originally in pencil is "Photograph taken in Front of American Legation Peking China of the ladies and children of the Diplomatic Corps in January 1902 before going to the Audience of the Emperor and Empress Dowager of China." The rest of the caption is a complete list of the individuals.
北京
Biographical / Historical
The Legations women first visited the palace on January 1st, following the return of the Empress and Empress Dowager from exile. Pictured in the first row at center is Sarah Pike Conger, the wife of the American Minister to Beijing, and doyen of the legation women. This print was likely a gift to family members from the wife of the Italian ambassador, the Baroness Romano Avezzana (pictured in the front row, far left),
Local Numbers
FSA A2010.06
Place
China
Beijing (China)
Topic
Diplomacy
Embassies
Qing dynasty, 1644-1912
Custodial History
Gift of Dr. Thomas Lawton
Archival Repository
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Photographic prints
Citation
Photograph of Ladies of the Beijing Legations, FSA.A2010.06. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Gift of Dr. Thomas Lawton, 2010.
Arrangement
Single item
Rights
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.
Genre/Form
Photographic prints
Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
Repository Contact
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
National Museum of Asian Art Archives
Washington, D.C. 20013 AVRreference@si.edu