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View of Macao
Unidentified artist, Chinese, 19th century (Chinese, 19th century)
about 1844–58
Medium/Technique
Opaque watercolor on paper
Dimensions
Sight: 65.4 x 109.2 cm (25 3/4 x 43 in.)
Framed: 141.6 x 97.5 x 8.3 cm (55 3/4 x 38 3/8 x 3 1/4 in.)
Framed: 141.6 x 97.5 x 8.3 cm (55 3/4 x 38 3/8 x 3 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Thomas Motley, Mrs. William Jason Mixter, Mrs. George B. Dabney, Henry H. Fay, Frederick L. Dabney, Thomas N. Dabney, in memory of Daniel Nicolson Spooner and Elizabeth Elliot Spooner
Accession Number50.3791
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsWatercolors
DescriptionThe Spooners (ancestors of the donors) were in Canton and Macao from 1844 to 1858. Given for exhibition with the China Trade material in the Department of Decorative Arts.
ProvenanceBetween about 1844 and 1855, acquired in China by Daniel Nicolson Spooner (b. 1819 - d. 1869) and Elizabeth Elliot Spooner (b. 1825 - d. 1907), Canton and Boston; by descent within the family; 1950, given by their granddaughter, Margaret Fay (Mrs. Thomas) Motley (b. 1882), Milton, MA, and family members Mrs. William Jason Mixter, Mrs. George B. Dabney, Henry H. Fay, Frederick L. Dabney, and Thomas N. Dabney, to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 14, 1950)