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and a large Ferrara; and Mr. George Oakley Totten, jr., lent seven 

 antique rugs, two of which were from China and five from Asia 

 Minor, the latter being of Ladik, Bergoman, and Yahdiz weaves in 

 soft, harmonious shades of color. 



Of fans, Mrs. Alfred E. Bates lent 12 of French and Spanish de- 

 sign, Mrs. Julian James, six of French and Austrian design, Mrs. 

 Archibald Hopkins, four, and Mrs. Charles D. Walcott, a carved 

 ivory fan of about 1860. A fan with engraved leaf on which psalms 

 are printed was presented by Mrs. Livingston Hunt. 



Mrs. Thomas F. Richardson added to her collection of rare and 

 precious objects 14 examples of art work in silver, consisting of boxes, 

 bangles, clasps, figures, a ring- and spoon, an Austrian prayer 

 book exquisitely bound in repousse silver and a cloisonne vase; 

 and Mrs. Alfred E. Bates deposited a miniature, set in pearls and 

 jet, of Mrs. Morgan, wife of Edwin Dennison Morgan, governor of 

 New York in 18G0. 



MISCELLANEOUS. 



VISITORS. 



During the past year the number of visitors to the older Museum 

 building was 207,010, a daily average of 661; to the new Museum 

 building, 151,112, a daily average of 482; and to the Smithsonian 

 building, 167,085, a daily average of 533. The following tables show, 

 respectively, the attendance during each month of the past year, and 

 for each year beginning with 1881, when the older Museum building 

 was first opened to the public. The relatively small attendance at 

 the new building last year is accounted for by the fact that in only 

 a few of the exhibition halls had the installations been sufficiently 

 advanced for the admission of the public. 



Number of visitors during the year ending June 30, 1911. 



Year and month. 



Old 



Museum 

 building. 



1910 



July 



August 



September . 



October 



November. 

 December. . 



15, 263 

 31,097 

 23, 234 

 17, 134 



12,011 

 12, 247 



New 

 Museum 

 building. 



7,740 

 13,384 

 13, 661 

 14, 289 

 11,069 

 11,387 



Smithso- 

 nian 

 building. 



12, 122 

 22, 481 

 18,492 

 13,806 

 10,343 

 9,761 



Year and month. 



1911 



January 



February . . 



March 



April 



May 



June 



Total. 



Old 

 Museum 

 building. 



10, 981 

 12,912 

 14, 870 

 24,304 

 16,416 

 10, 541 



207, 010 



New 

 Museum 

 building. 



10, 504 

 10,890 

 12, 926 

 20, 692 

 12,703 

 11,867 



151,112 



Smithso- 

 nian 

 building. 



8,561 

 10,455 

 12,471 

 21, 946 

 13,090 

 13,557 



167,085 



