Emma, Queen of Hawaii

Creator Name

Mathew Brady Studio, active 1844 - 1894;
Emma Rooke, 1836 - 1885

Cultural Context

Date

1860s

Source

National Portrait Gallery;
Smithsonian Institution

About the work

National Portrait Gallery Object Description

Born Honolulu, Hawaii

On May 6, 1865, less than a month after General Robert E. Lee’s surrender marked the end of the Civil War, Hawaii’s recently widowed Queen Emma embarked from Honolulu on a lengthy international tour. After an extended stay in England, where she met with Queen Victoria and raised funds for the construction of an Anglican cathedral in Honolulu, Queen Emma traveled to a host of European cities. In late July 1866, following a second visit to London and brief sojourn in Ireland, she sailed for New York City. As the first queen of any nation to visit the United States, she was welcomed with great fanfare that included a thirteen-gun salute when her ship docked on August 6. ...

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Title

Emma, Queen of Hawaii

Creator

Mathew Brady Studio, active 1844 - 1894, Attribution;
Emma Rooke, 1836 - 1885, Sitter

Worktype

Photographic Negative; Photographs

Cultural Context

Material

Glass plate collodion negative

Dimensions

Image: 9.3 × 5.7 cm (3 11/16 × 2 1/4");
Sheet: 12.8 × 10.2 cm (5 1/16 × 4")

Technique

Language

Date

1860s

Provenance

Credit Line: National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; Frederick Hill Meserve Collection

Style Period

Rights

CC0

Inscription

Location

Source

National Portrait Gallery;
Smithsonian Institution

National Portrait Gallery

Subjects

Costume\Jewelry; Costume\Jewelry\Necklace; Costume\Jewelry\Earring; Interior; Costume\Jewelry\Chain; Costume\Jewelry\Pendant; Costume\Headgear\Veil; Costume\Dress Accessory\Belt; Emma Rooke: Female; Emma Rooke: Politics and Government\Ruler\Queen; Portrait; Women; Necklace; Chain; Government; Interior decoration; Queen; Jewelry; Dress accessories; Portraits; Ruler; Headgear; Design; Belt; Pendant; Costume; Veil; Politics

Topic

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