The First Donation by a Chinese to a Museum in the Midwest? — 1907 This stone stele (FM #32362) was… Read more A Tang dynasty stele given by a Chinese diplomat to the Field Museum in 1907
Category: Objects
Objects from the 1933-4 Chicago World Fair
The Chinese Exhibits at Chicago’s Century of Progress Exposition, 1933-34 The most publicized Chinese exhibit was a replica of an… Read more Objects from the 1933-4 Chicago World Fair
Objects from the former Ling Long Museum, 1930s
The Ling Long Museum was a privately owned tourist attraction on Wentworth Avenue from 1933 through the early 1980s. Its… Read more Objects from the former Ling Long Museum, 1930s
Objects from the Chinese Joss House and Theater, Chicago World’s Fair, 1893
The fortune telling sticks were in the Chinese “Joss House” [temple] at the Chicago’s World’s Columbian Exposition (WCE) of 1893.… Read more Objects from the Chinese Joss House and Theater, Chicago World’s Fair, 1893
Chinese-American objects from excavations in lakefront landfill in Chicago, 1910-1915
These objects were found by archaeologist Scott Demel in 2002 during excavations in fill next to the foundations of the… Read more Chinese-American objects from excavations in lakefront landfill in Chicago, 1910-1915