E0382: Silk Painting of houseboat, ca. 1890

Ethnographic

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Identifier:

E0382

Classification Category:

8:Communication Artifacts ➞ Art/Folk Art

Materials:

paper
colorant ➔ paint

Dimensions:

27.5 cm L
23 cm W
1 cm H

Provenance of Object:

This object was held in the museum that Luther College started in 1877. This museum eventually grew into the Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum, and following this, non-Norwegian American ethnographic objects were returned to Luther and accessioned into the college’s Anthropology Collection. Without additional documentation, was likely obtained by the Luther College Museum (later the Norwegian-American Museum) between the late 19th century and early 20th century.

Source Locality:

China

Acquisition Date:

circa 1890

Description:

Watercolor painting on rice paper of a house boat. Enclosed in wooden frame.

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