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"A great many boys and girls" : Igbo youth in the British slave trade, 1700-1808 / Audra A. Diptee

Author:
Diptee, Audra  Search this
Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this
Type:
Articles
Place:
Caribbean Area
Nigeria
Niger River Delta
Date:
2016
18th century
Topic:
Child slaves  Search this
Slave trade  Search this
Youth, Igbo  Search this
Call number:
DT515.45.I33 I4235 2016
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1088753

"Africa"

Extent:
1 Engraving (9 3/8 x 6 1/4 (23.8 x 15.9 cm.))
Container:
Map-case M1, Folder 26
Type:
Archival materials
Engravings
Date:
undated
General note:
Publisher/Engraver: G. Child Sculp

Citation: Pl. 143, Vol. 2, No.84, p. 326
Collection Restrictions:
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Collection Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Collection Citation:
Historic Engravings Collection, EEPA 2010-003, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
EEPA.2010-003, File EEPA.2010.003.0132
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Historic Engravings collection
Historic Engravings collection / Series 4: Other/Unidentified / [EEPA 2010-003-0126 to 0132]
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo74411c2e1-ed76-4083-bec8-c8f3ea9a8f6c
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-2010-003-ref402

"Dress of ye Grandees. Dress of ye King's Wives"; "Agoye, God of Councils"; and "The King's Favorite. King's Sepulchre"

Extent:
3 Engravings (10 1/4 x 7 7/8 in. (26 x 20 cm.))
Container:
Map-case 1, Folder 19
Type:
Archival materials
Engravings
Date:
undated
General note:
Publisher/Engraver: G. Child Sculp.

Citation: Plate V. Vol.III. p.50; No. 83
Collection Restrictions:
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Collection Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Collection Citation:
Historic Engravings Collection, EEPA 2010-003, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
EEPA.2010-003, File EEPA.2010.003.0091
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Historic Engravings collection
Historic Engravings collection / Series 3: Expedition Leaders, Bankes to Smith / Desmarchais
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7e6d20eed-46b0-4355-966a-3d2e2ae1dfb3
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-2010-003-ref280

"Kodomo Odori Zukushi" (Collection of Children's Dances)

Artist:
Utagawa Hirosada (active ca. 1847-1863)  Search this
Medium:
Ink and color on paper
Dimensions:
H x W (image): 35.2 × 23.9 cm (13 7/8 × 9 7/16 in)
Type:
Print
Origin:
Osaka, Japan
Date:
ca. mid-19th century
Period:
Edo period
Topic:
Edo period (1615 - 1868)  Search this
dance  Search this
child  Search this
theater  Search this
kabuki  Search this
Japan  Search this
ukiyo-e  Search this
Japanese Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Gregory T. Kruglak
Accession Number:
S1994.30
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye38e2cc46d-232b-4f13-97fc-7d6945d3a8aa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_S1994.30

"Le Villageois et le Serpente" from La Fontaine's Fables

Medium:
Black ink on white paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 13 × 17.2 cm (5 1/8 × 6 3/4 in.)
Object Name:
Engraving
Type:
Engraving
Made in:
France
Date:
ca. 1770–1800
Credit Line:
Gift of Caroline King Duer
Accession Number:
1948-22-1
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq482738df4-c31f-4d08-8ebf-a7f3c35e565b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1948-22-1

"The City of Loango"

Extent:
1 Engraving (10 x 13 3/4 in. (25.4 x 35 cm.))
Container:
Map-case 1, Folder 16
Type:
Archival materials
Engravings
Date:
undated
General:
Publisher/Engraver: G. Child Sculpt.

Citation: Plate XVII. Vol.III. p.215; No. 9
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Collection Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Collection Citation:
Historic Engravings Collection, EEPA 2010-003, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
EEPA.2010-003, File EEPA.2010.003.0076
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Historic Engravings collection / Series 3: Expedition Leaders, Bankes to Smith / Dapper, Olfert
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7592132fd-edd6-400b-a972-bac03b4a0ba4
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-2010-003-ref235

"The City of Loango"

Extent:
1 Engraving (10 x 13 3/4 in. (25.4 x 35 cm.))
Container:
Map-case 1, Folder 16
Type:
Archival materials
Engravings
Date:
undated
General:
Publisher/Engraver: G. Child Sculpt.

Citation: Plate XVII. Vol.III. p.215; No. 9

Handwritten note on verso: "Thomas Astley - 1743"
Collection Restrictions:
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Collection Citation:
Historic Engravings Collection, EEPA 2010-003, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
EEPA.2010-003, File EEPA.2010.003.0077
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Historic Engravings collection
Historic Engravings collection / Series 3: Expedition Leaders, Bankes to Smith / Dapper, Olfert
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo76d7dec34-40d1-4ed8-bdd6-49487746fd36
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-2010-003-ref238

"The City of Loango"

Extent:
1 Engraving (9 3/4 x 14 in. (24.8 x 35.6 cm.))
Container:
Map-case 1, Folder 16
Type:
Archival materials
Engravings
Date:
undated
General:
Publisher/Engraver: G. Child Sculpt.

Citation: Pl. 189, no.109, vol.2, p.401
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Collection Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Collection Citation:
Historic Engravings Collection, EEPA 2010-003, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
EEPA.2010-003, File EEPA.2010.003.0078
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Historic Engravings collection
Historic Engravings collection / Series 3: Expedition Leaders, Bankes to Smith / Dapper, Olfert
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7bc9045ae-9197-4861-b411-21ecc8bd0591
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-2010-003-ref241

(Girl on a Hassock), (painting)

Painter:
Unknown  Search this
Subject:
Unidentified  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Smithsonian American Art Museum 8th & G Streets, N.W Washington District of Columbia 20560 Accession Number: 1975.104
Date:
18th c
Topic:
Portrait female--Child  Search this
Animal--Bird  Search this
Control number:
IAP 08582625
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_360325

"On Recollection," in The Gentleman's Magazine

Edited by:
David Henry, English, 1709 - 1792  Search this
Written by:
Phillis Wheatley Peters, American, ca. 1753 - 1784  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper with leather
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 8 1/4 × 5 1/8 × 3/16 in. (21 × 13 × 0.4 cm)
Type:
magazines (periodicals)
Place printed:
London, England, Europe
Date:
September 1773
Topic:
African American  Search this
Literature  Search this
Poetry  Search this
Slavery  Search this
Women  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
A2021.113.1.3
Restrictions & Rights:
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Collection title:
Phillis Wheatley Peters Collection
Classification:
Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
Movement:
Anti-slavery movements
Abolitionist movement
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5da8b05b0-d7d2-4e66-bc78-26a35e96d806
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_A2021.113.1.3
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"Recollection" in The Annual Register, Or a View of the History, Politics, and Literature, For the Year 1772

Edited by:
Unidentified  Search this
Written by:
Phillis Wheatley Peters, American, ca. 1753 - 1784  Search this
Published by:
James Dodsley, English, 1724 - 1797  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper with leather and cardboard
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 8 1/4 × 5 1/2 × 1 9/16 in. (21 × 14 × 4 cm)
Type:
hardcover books
Place printed:
London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Date:
1773
Topic:
African American  Search this
Literature  Search this
Poetry  Search this
Slavery  Search this
Women  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
A2021.113.1.1
Restrictions & Rights:
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Collection title:
Phillis Wheatley Peters Collection
Classification:
Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
Movement:
Anti-slavery movements
Abolitionist movement
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd50425d2f7-b60f-4396-a797-15582ac98789
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_A2021.113.1.1
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"Some Account of Phillis, a learned Negro Girl" in The Gentleman's Magazine

Edited by:
David Henry, English, 1709 - 1792  Search this
Written by:
John Wheatley  Search this
Subject of:
Phillis Wheatley Peters, American, ca. 1753 - 1784  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 8 1/8 × 5 × 3/16 in. (20.6 × 12.7 × 0.4 cm)
Type:
magazines (periodicals)
Place printed:
London, England, Europe
Date:
May 1773
Topic:
African American  Search this
Literature  Search this
Poetry  Search this
Slavery  Search this
Women  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
A2021.113.1.2
Restrictions & Rights:
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Collection title:
Phillis Wheatley Peters Collection
Classification:
Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
Movement:
Anti-slavery movements
Abolitionist movement
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5444d1137-c027-4b0b-b24f-c089af60f20d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_A2021.113.1.2
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"To A Gentleman of the Navy" in Royal American Magazine

Edited by:
Joseph Greenleaf, American  Search this
Written by:
Phillis Wheatley Peters, American, ca. 1753 - 1784  Search this
Published by:
Joseph Greenleaf, American  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper with leather
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 8 1/16 × 5 1/8 × 1/8 in. (20.5 × 13 × 0.3 cm)
Type:
magazines (periodicals)
Place printed:
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
Date:
December 1774
Topic:
African American  Search this
Literature  Search this
Poetry  Search this
Slavery  Search this
Women  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
A2021.113.1.4
Restrictions & Rights:
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Collection title:
Phillis Wheatley Peters Collection
Classification:
Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
Movement:
Anti-slavery movements
Abolitionist movement
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd527190d51-5016-48f9-8b9f-21a1ca9f4bb2
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_A2021.113.1.4
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Boston Evening-Post Numb. 1982

Published by:
John Fleet, English American, died 1806  Search this
Subject of:
Phillis Wheatley Peters, American, ca. 1753 - 1784  Search this
Boston Evening-Post, American, 1735 - 1775  Search this
Francis Perkins, English American, 1729 - 1783  Search this
Thomas Fleet Jr., English American, died 1797  Search this
Medium:
ink on newsprint
Dimensions:
H x W (Closed): 14 9/16 × 9 5/16 in. (37 × 23.7 cm)
Type:
newspapers
Place printed:
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
Date:
September 20, 1773
Topic:
African American  Search this
Fugitive enslaved  Search this
Mass media  Search this
Poetry  Search this
Self-liberation  Search this
Slavery  Search this
Women  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2023.82.2
Restrictions & Rights:
Public domain
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5958d2206-16ef-43a9-b277-2ac595b9a990
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2023.82.2
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Ocean

Title:
Manuscript poem by Phillis Wheatley
Created by:
Phillis Wheatley Peters, American, ca. 1753 - 1784  Search this
Medium:
iron gall ink on laid paper
Dimensions:
H x W (Open): 8 7/8 × 14 9/16 in. (22.5 × 37 cm)
H x W (Closed): 8 7/8 × 7 5/16 in. (22.5 × 18.5 cm)
Type:
poems
manuscripts
Date:
1773
Topic:
African American  Search this
Literature  Search this
Poetry  Search this
Slavery  Search this
Women  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2023.82.1
Restrictions & Rights:
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Documents and Published Materials
Slavery and Freedom Objects
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd507f12e56-5fb3-4f76-b25c-782dc3139f5b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2023.82.1
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Rooster (Tori): Kaidōmaru, from the series Bravery Matched with the Twelve Animals of the Zodiac (Buyū mitate jūnishi) 「怪童丸 酉」 『武勇見立十二支』

Artist:
Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川国芳 (1798-1861)  Search this
Publisher:
Minatoya Kohei (Kinsendo) 湊屋小兵衛 (active ca. 1841–1862)  Search this
Medium:
Ink and color on paper
Dimensions:
H x W (overall): 36.6 x 12.5 cm (14 7/16 x 4 15/16 in)
Type:
Print
Origin:
Japan
Date:
ca. 1840
Period:
Edo period
Topic:
rooster  Search this
Edo period (1615 - 1868)  Search this
child  Search this
Japan  Search this
ukiyo-e  Search this
Japanese Art  Search this
Anne van Biema collection  Search this
Eastern zodiac  Search this
Credit Line:
The Anne van Biema Collection
Accession Number:
S2004.3.168.10
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3ead2d09d-eab2-4973-a381-dd63922dcd97
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_S2004.3.168.10

A Courtesan tying her sash in the wind

Artist:
Katsukawa Shun'ei 勝川春英 (1762-1819)  Search this
Medium:
Ink and color on silk
Dimensions:
H x W: 91 x 32.8 cm (35 13/16 x 12 15/16 in)
Type:
Painting
Origin:
Japan
Date:
18th-19th century
Period:
Edo period
Topic:
Edo period (1615 - 1868)  Search this
child  Search this
courtesan  Search this
Japan  Search this
ukiyo-e  Search this
kakemono  Search this
Japanese Art  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1899.18
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
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edanmdm:fsg_F1899.18

A Family in a Landscape

Designer:
Jean-Baptiste Pillement, French, 1728–1808  Search this
Print Maker:
Jean-Jacques Avril the Elder, French, 1744 - 1831  Search this
Publisher:
Le Père et Avaulez, Paris, 1772–1777  Search this
Medium:
Etching on laid paper
Object Name:
Print
Type:
Print
Published in:
Paris, France
Date:
1773
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
Accession Number:
1921-6-379-25
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4802ea970-460a-49d1-8ce5-e555e2bcdc0f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1921-6-379-25

A Family in a Landscape

After:
Jean-Baptiste Pillement, French, 1728–1808  Search this
Print Maker:
Thomas Vivarès, British, ca. 1735 –ca.1810  Search this
Publisher:
Charles Leviez, French, 1708–1778  Search this
Medium:
Etching on paper
Object Name:
Print
Type:
Print
Made in:
France
Date:
1760-1775
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
Accession Number:
1921-6-303-2
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4ae831980-451e-4e9e-b860-5650b156bcd7
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1921-6-303-2

A Girl at the end of a small boatlanding with a maid-servant who lights the way

Artist:
Kitao Masayoshi 北尾政美 (1764-1824)  Search this
Medium:
Full color on silk panel
Dimensions:
H x W: 81.9 x 33.3 cm (32 1/4 x 13 1/8 in)
Type:
Painting
Origin:
Japan
Date:
18th-19th century
Period:
Edo period
Topic:
Edo period (1615 - 1868)  Search this
child  Search this
Japan  Search this
ukiyo-e  Search this
kakemono  Search this
Japanese Art  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1898.430
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3384443f9-c38d-41d7-9ab5-a92517615ad7
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1898.430

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