. Annual report for the year ended June 30 .... United States National Museum. "' Topical cases such as this on the formation of minerals illustrate the basic principles of mineralogy. of the 16tli to the 19th centuries. The dedication ceremony, held in the rotunda of the Natural History building, was attended by Richard M. Nixon, Vice President of the United States and Regent of the Smith- sonian Institution, and many other notables. This collection of 130 pieces of exquisitely carved jade, each an outstanding example of craftsmanship, is housed in a beautifullj^ appointed room, espe
. Annual report for the year ended June 30 .... United States National Museum. "' Topical cases such as this on the formation of minerals illustrate the basic principles of mineralogy. of the 16tli to the 19th centuries. The dedication ceremony, held in the rotunda of the Natural History building, was attended by Richard M. Nixon, Vice President of the United States and Regent of the Smith- sonian Institution, and many other notables. This collection of 130 pieces of exquisitely carved jade, each an outstanding example of craftsmanship, is housed in a beautifullj^ appointed room, especially designed and built for it, adjoining the gems and minerals hall. Some of the outstanding pieces include a chrysanthemum dish of exceptional size (nearly 11}^ inches in diameter) and carved to extreme thinness, in translucent apple-green jade; a massive imperial-altar incense burner and cover of classic design, carved in white jade; a pair of altar boxes in tlie sliape of the divine tortoise, each piece more than 13 inches long, carved in deep spinach-green jade; and two imperial Ju'i, or scepters, made of gold filigree and each inset with three large carved jade plaques. This new jade room was plaiuied under the direction of curator George Switzer. 'I'lic design was b}^ Mrs. Dorothy Guthrie and the. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States National Museum. [Washington] : Smithsonian Institution
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