A devotee consulting the sticks of fate
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Item data
Title
A devotee consulting the sticks of fate
Collection
Wallach Division Picture Collection
Fortune Telling
Names
Allom, Thomas, 1804-1872 (Artist)
Fox, Augustus (Engraver)
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1858 - 1859
Library Location
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC FORTU-Tel
Subjects
Fortune-telling -- China
Fortune-telling
Knitting -- United States -- 1910-1919
Temples -- China
Genres
Notes
Statement Of Responsibility: "Drawn by T. Allom. Engraved by Augs. Fox. The London Printing and Publishing Company--Limited."--printed on border.
Source Note: The Chinese empire illustrated : being a series of views from original sketches displaying the scenery, architecture, social habits, etc. of ancient and exclusive nation. London Printing Publishing Co., 1858-1859) Wright, G. N. (George Newenham) (1790?-1877), Author.
Physical Description
Steel engravings
Extent: 20 x 27 cm. (8 x 10 3/4 in.)
Identifiers
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b17959650
Barcode: 33333159486931
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 4c6c1fd0-c551-012f-ada2-58d385a7bc34
Rights
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Type Of Resource
Date Issued
1858
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "A devotee consulting the sticks of fate" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1858 - 1859. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4c6c1fd0-c551-012f-ada2-58d385a7bc34
APA format
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1858 - 1859). A devotee consulting the sticks of fate Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4c6c1fd0-c551-012f-ada2-58d385a7bc34
Chicago/Turabian Format
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "A devotee consulting the sticks of fate" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 11, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4c6c1fd0-c551-012f-ada2-58d385a7bc34
Wikipedia citation
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