L.H. Palmer collection of Chinese paintings and documents
odd: label: Local Numbers
content: NAA MS 7409

USNM Accession 327219
place: label: Place
content: China
label: Place
content: East Asia
topic: label: Topic
content: Calligraphy
culture: label: Culture
content: Chinese
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content: L.H. Palmer collection of Chinese paintings and documents
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 7 Items
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1912-1915
custodhist: label: Custodial History
content: Purchased by Cornelius Osgood from the estate of L. H. Palmer of Boston and donated to the Smithsonian on May 20, 1977. The collection was transferred from the object collections of the Department of Anthropology to the National Anthropological Archives by Chang-su Houchins in 1986.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: National Anthropological Archives
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NAA.MS7409
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Works of art
label: Type
content: Drawings
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The items in this collection were originally cataloged individually by the NAA under numbers MS 7174, 7409-7411, and 7602. English translations and other data were furnished by Chang-su Houchins, Department of Anthropology; Emily Hoover, summer volunteer; and Huey-ing Jeng, museum intern from George Washington University.

In 2023, the collection was reprocessed and all items were incorporated into a single collection under MS 7409.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Works of art
label: Genre/Form
content: Drawings
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The collection consists of seven (7) items collected in China by L.H. Palmer from approximately 1912 to 1915.  The collection includes 3 ornamental inscriptions, or figures of animals that also form Chinese characters; a painted fan design; a painting of flowers and other plants; a painting of a scene by a stream; and a passport for Mrs. L.H. Palmer.

Please note that the contents of the collection and the language and terminology used reflect the context and culture of the time of its creation. As an historical document, its contents may be at odds with contemporary views and terminology and considered offensive today. The information within this collection does not reflect the views of the Smithsonian Institution or National Anthropological Archives, but is available in its original form to facilitate research.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: Objects and other documents collected by L.H. Palmer in China and donated to the Smithsonian by Cornelius Osgood are held by the Department of Anthropology object collections under Accession 327219.