Sepia photograph colored with blue, pink and red shades representing a Japanese woman standing on a mat and carrying a fan. They are photographed by a box, looking at the camera against a plain wall background. The photograph is placed in the center of an album page decorated with a gold-leaf frame, colorful dots, and an inscription.
A young Japanese woman poses with an open ogi fan against a plain backdrop. She wears a checked kimono and is barefoot. Portions of the image have been hand tinted in shades of blue, pink and red. | Inscription: "'Musume's[?]' (damsels)" in ink in block letters by Charles Longfellow. (Applies to this and following image, #51.) | Notes: Musume is a Japanese word that means girl, daughter, and/or young, unmarried woman. 1871-1873 as given in inscription for first item in album. Probably by Felice Beato.
Archives Number: 1008.2/1.1-4#50
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Longfellow House - Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site, Code: LONG
Longfellow House - Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Latitude: 42.3769989013672, Longitude: -71.1264038085938