General & Mrs. Charles V. Bromley album of Photographs of Japan

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At A Glance

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  • Creator

    Bromley, General Charles V.
  • Dates

    circa 1890
  • Physical Description

    46 Albumen prints
  • Collection ID

    FSA.A2016.01
  • EDAN ID

    ead_collection:sova-fsa-a2016-01
  • Scope and Contents

    One accordion album (19.5x x 15.5 x 3.5 cm.) of 46 hand tinted albumen prints of scenes and studio constructs of Japan. Covers are red lacquer with gold and silver decoration and ivory inlays. One inlay is lost and the covers are separated from the album. Prints are held loosely to the pages by pasted paper corners. . Album is likely a Yokohama studio creation of the 1890s, probably from the studio of Tamamura Kōzaburō.
    玉村 康三郎 横浜写真
  • Local Numbers

    FSA A2016.01
  • Creator

    Bromley, General Charles V.
    Tamamura, Kozaburo, 1856-19??
  • Place

    Japan
    Yokohama-shi (Japan)
  • Custodial History

    Gift of Shelby Conley.
  • Archival Repository

    Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
  • Type

    Collection descriptions
    Archival materials
    Albumen prints
    Photographs
    Albums
  • Citation

    General & Mrs. Charles V. Bromley album of Photographs of Japan, FSA A2016.01. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
  • Arrangement

    in a box
  • Rights

    Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.
  • Genre/Form

    Photographs
    Albumen prints
    Albums
  • 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