1909, 1910 and 1911, he spent many months in the Ear East, more 
especially in China. After that time Air. Ereer's health did 
not permit him to travel to any extent and he, therefore, con¬ 
centrated his time and strength upon a more intensive study 
of the collections he had already acquired and toward the 
further acquisition of objects for them. During the last 
ten years of his life he was able to make many significant 
additions so that, at the time of his death, the collections 
numbered some 9,000 objects, of which over 1,000 were American 
and about 8,000 Ear and Nearer Eastern. 
Mr. Ereer died in New York City, on September 25, 1919. 
in addition to the gift of his collections, Mr. Ereer 
presented to the nation a sum of money to be expended for the 
erection of a building at Washington D. 0., which should house 
them, not only, but also offer facilities for their exhibition 
and study, and in his will he provided funds to be used for 
specific purposes in connection v/ith the establishment, main¬ 
tenance and growth of the Ereer c-allery of Art. 
