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Shipping record of Charles Lang Freer's purchases of Egyptian artifacts and Greek manuscripts in Egypt

National Museum of Asian Art

Object Details

Local Numbers
FSA A.01 06.5.2.1907.01.04
Creator
Freer, Charles Lang, 1856-1919
Names
Smithsonian Institution
Collection Creator
Freer, Charles Lang, 1856-1919
Place
Egypt
Cairo (Egypt)
Topic
Antiquities
Art, Ancient
Art, Egyptian
Christian art and symbolism
Biblical studies
Creator
Freer, Charles Lang, 1856-1919
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Charles Lang Freer Papers
Charles Lang Freer Papers / Series 6: Financial Materials / 6.5: Vouchers / 6.5.2: Financial materials - Vouchers - Art vouchers / 1906-1907
Extent
11 Sheets
Date
January, 1907
Archival Repository
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
Identifier
FSA.A.01, Item FSA A.01 06.5.2.1907.01.04
Type
Archival materials
Sheets
Vouchers
Collection Citation
Charles Lang Freer Papers. FSA A.01. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Gift of the estate of Charles Lang Freer.
Arrangement
Freer's purchase vouchers are generally organized by date of purchase.
Collection Rights
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.
Genre/Form
Vouchers
Scope and Contents
Customs declarations and inventories of purchases made by Charles Freer while in Egypt between December 6th, 1906 and January 22nd, 1907. Also includes letters of instruction sent to Freer's secretary in Detroit, John M. Kennedy. Purchases include ancient Egyptian artifacts, as well as early Christian manuscripts purchased from Ali Arabi in Cairo.
Freer collection numbers: F1907.1; F1906.272; F1906.273; F1906.274; F1906.275; F1906.297; F1906.298; F1907.3; F1907.11; F1907.19; F1907.21; F1907.4a-g; F1907.30; F1907.475; F1907.385; F1907.386; F1907.389
Collection Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
Related link
Record ID
ebl-1585218689097-1585218689739-1
Metadata Usage
CC0
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/dc3f920656d-b68b-4c7d-ac25-95dea18c4e00

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