Emerson (Alfred) Collection - Ancient Greco-Roman, 1901-1904

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Summary

Creators:
Emerson, Alfred Hearst, Phoebe A. Emerson Hearst University of California Museum of Anthropology Robert H. Lowie Museum of Anthropology Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology
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Call Numbers: Acc.21, Acc.29, Acc.30, Acc.38, Acc.50, Acc.60, Acc.73, Acc.98, Acc.103, Acc.109, Acc.119, Acc.129, Acc.144, Acc.147, Acc.151, Acc.153, Acc.155, Acc.158, Acc.165, Acc.169, Acc.171, Acc.173, Acc.181, Acc.182, Acc.184, Acc.193, Acc.208, Acc.209, Acc.358, Acc.797 (relates specifically to Acc.119). Note: languages in accessions include English, French, Italian, and German. Objects are from Ancient Greece, Rome and Etruria, with a few in collection from Egypt and Mycenae.
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Emerson (Alfred) Collection - Ancient Greco-Roman. UC Berkeley, Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology

Background

Scope and content:

Objects include terracotta vessels and figurines, bronzework, glassware, mummy portraits, faiences, jewelry, mirrors, coins, marbles, Egyptian sarcophagi, coins, wax rubbings and mechanical copies of over one thousand Greek and Latin inscriptions. Negatives of antique pottery and watercolors by Eleanor Harrison Suplee that depict mummy portraits also included. Plaster cast reproductions of statues and electrotype reproductions of ancient Greek gold and silver coins were also created. See finding aid (“only items URL section”) for specific information on catalogue numbers and index of object types.

Biographical / historical:

Alfred Emerson (1859 - 1943) was born in Greencastle, Pennsylvania on February 25, 1859 and died of a heart attack on October 19, 1943. Emerson received his Doctor of Philosophy in 1880 from the University of Munich and went on to hold fellowships at Princeton University (1881-1882) and Johns Hopkins University (1882-1887). He was a Professor of Greek at Miami University, Oxford, Ohio (1887-1889) and Professor of Latin at Lake Forest University (1889-1891). Between 1891-1898, Emerson was an Associate Professor of Classical Archaeology at Cornell University. He also held the position of Professor of Archaeology at the American School of Classical Studies in Athens (1898-1900). It was during and after this period that Emerson served as an art advisor for Phoebe Apperson Hearst, purchasing many objects on her behalf which are part of the archaeological collections of the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology. In total, Emerson collected material objects under 31 accessions at the Hearst Museum. Emerson was also the Curator of Antiquities and Assistant Director at the Art Institute of Chicago (1905-1916). He was involved in archaeological expeditions in North Africa, Greece, and Italy.

Acquisition information:
For more information on specific objects and accessions, look at accessions in the finding aid (pdf attached). To look at the objects, request a research visit at PAHMA: https://hearstmuseum.berkeley.edu/request-a-research-visit/

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Emerson (Alfred) Collection - Ancient Greco-Roman. UC Berkeley, Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology

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Berkeley, CA 94720-3712, US
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