Standing Man

On-Qua, Chinese, 19th century

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about 1859-1869

Carte de visite

Image: 3 13/16 × 2 5/16 in. (9.7 × 5.9 cm)

Sheet: 4 1/16 × 2 1/2 in. (10.3 × 6.3 cm)

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Mrs. George Pettengill Jr., in memory of her sons, George Tilford Pettengill, III (1909-1944), Class of 1932 and William Van Horne Pettengill (1914-1952), Class of 1937

183.3.77

Geography

Place Made: China, East Asia, Asia

Period

19th century

Object Name

Photograph

Research Area

Photograph

Not on view

Inscriptions

Inscribed, on reverse, in ink, upper center: Refreshments

Course History

ARTH 48.02, History of Photography, Katie Hornstein, Winter 2020

Provenance

Collected by Elizabeth Adams Hill (1839-1902) and Charles Eugene Hill (1831-1884) in China, 1860s; acquired by Leila Price Pettengill (1887-1977), Washington, D.C., date unknown; given to present collection, 1983.

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