Wooden Drawer For 19th & early 20th Century School Records of Chinese Immigrant Students in Manhattan
Year Conserved
2022
Holding Institution
Museum of Chinese in America
Object Name/Description
$2,200 for the conservation of a wooden drawer that holds school records of Chinese immigrant students born in the late 19th and early 20th centuries who attended various schools in Manhattan.
To be exhibited in the new core exhibition, the drawer and its records help share stories of the expansion and development of Chinatown.
Mohican/Munsee Wood-Splint Basket with Lid (c. late 18th/19th centuries)
Year Conserved
2022
Holding Institution
Historic Huguenot Street
Object Name/Description
$4,888 for the conservation of a Mohican/Munsee wood-splint basket with lid (c. late 18th/19th centuries). The object will be featured in an upcoming exhibition seeking to dispel misconceptions about Indigenous people in the region.