Name/Title
China "Peking"Entry/Object ID
CHSA-08584AScope and Content
Front: A Chinese woman wearing a red traditional Chinese gown is sitting in front of a Singer sewing machine as she stitches up a black and white silk shirt. Another woman wearing green and holding a white fan and a pink handkerchief is standing behind her observing her progress. Written on the upper left hand corner is the word China "Peking"
Back: A paragraph on the history of China's Peking, the Forbidden City and the capital of the most thickly populated empire in the world. At the bottom there is also a caption about the reputation of the Singer Manufacturing Company that aims to maintain its well-earned reputation for fair dealings.