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A woman in Naples is being carried in a sedan chair by two men. Engraving by R. Boissard.
Date: [1581]Reference: 37103i
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Bearers in China carrying a sedan chair suspended between poles. Wood engraving.
Date: 1880-1889Reference: 37145i
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Page 1: a ruler being carried by sedan-chair with a winged figure in the foreground. Watercolour drawing.
Reference: 26966i
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An ornate sedan chair with a state crown on top. Engraving by P. Begbie, 1775, after R. Adam, 1771.
Robert AdamDate: Published as the Act directs 1775Reference: 37321i
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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: a European woman being carried in a sedan chair by two native men in uniform. Coloured aquatint by P. Fumagalli, ca. 1821.
Date: [1821]Reference: 2498732i
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A dubash or steward of an Indian prince, carrying a two-pronged baton beneath his belt, walks by a shore under a parasol carried by an assistant (peon) followed behind by other figures carrying his sedan chair. Coloured aquatint by J. Hassell after C. Gold, 1800.
Gold, CharlesDate: 22 Feb 1800Reference: 640700i
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A fashionable young lady with large plume in her hat being carried through the town in a sedan chair. Etching, c. 1796.
Date: 13 January 1796Reference: 26915i
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A European gentleman is carried in a sedan chair with louvred windows by a group of Indian men holding spears. Coloured aquatint by J. Wells after C. Gold, 1804.
Gold, CharlesDate: 27 Nov.r 1804Reference: 640686i
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India: Ludlow Castl, Delhi,e with a sedan-chair and attendants in the garden. Photograph by F. Beato, c. 1858.
Felice BeatoReference: 33062i
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M0013716: Sedan chair of Professor James Hamilton
Date: October 1954Reference: WT/D/1/20/1/123/8
Part of: Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
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M0009976: Sedan chair of Professor James Hamilton
Date: 25 April 1947Reference: WT/D/1/20/1/87/95
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a sedan chair. Photograph by John Thomson
J. Thomson
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M0019418: Trade card for Richard Greaves, sedan chair maker, 18th century
Date: May 1963Reference: WT/D/1/20/1/172/87
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The pump room, Bath. Line engraving by H.S. Storer, 1818, after himself.
Henry Sargant StorerDate: 1 Dec 1818Reference: 15482i
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Crimean War: Lady Radcliffe visiting the wounded at Scutari Hospital. Wood engraving.
Reference: 21256i
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A palanquin bearer and wife. Gouache drawing.
Reference: 28523i
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The European General hospital, Bombay, India. Wood engraving by J.H. Metcalfe, 1864, after W.E. Hodgkin after T.R. Smith.
Hodgkin, W. E., active 1853-1879.Date: 5 November 1864Reference: 15614i
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Queen Mary's Bath house, Edinburgh, Scotland. Watercolour drawing by W. Hinchliff.
Woodbine Kendall HinchliffReference: 17352i
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A man with the head of a fox (Henry Fox) is pulling the king's sedan chair, and calls for help from George Bubb Dodington, who is drinking in an inn. Etching, 1757.
Date: [1757]Reference: 37216i
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A Chinese high ranking official carried on a sedan chair. Painting by a Chinese artist, ca. 1850.
Date: 1850Reference: 581168i
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A procession of six Chinese figures, some carrying a sedan chair. Gouache by a Chinese artist, ca. 1850.
Date: 1850Reference: 580190i
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Actor Nakamura Shikan II as Teranishi Kanshin, looking out of a sedan chair. Colour woodcut by Kunisada I.
Utagawa KunisadaReference: 35941i
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Actor Sawamura Tossho as the popular hero Shirai Gompachi escaping from a sedan chair. Colour woodcut by Kunichika, 1868.
Toyohara KunichikaDate: 1868Reference: 35301i
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A group of men in turbans are carrying a litter, and attending to their passenger. Coloured aquatint by J. Wells after C. Gold.
Gold, CharlesDate: 27 Novr. 1804Reference: 37176i
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A bride emerging from a sedan chair assisted by two women, set in a palatial residence. Colour woodcut by Kuniyoshi, 1847/1850.
Utagawa KuniyoshiDate: 1847/1850Reference: 36851i

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A woman in Naples is being carried in a sedan chair by two men. Engraving by R. Boissard.

Bearers in China carrying a sedan chair suspended between poles. Wood engraving.

Page 1: a ruler being carried by sedan-chair with a winged figure in the foreground. Watercolour drawing.

An ornate sedan chair with a state crown on top. Engraving by P. Begbie, 1775, after R. Adam, 1771.

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: a European woman being carried in a sedan chair by two native men in uniform. Coloured aquatint by P. Fumagalli, ca. 1821.

A dubash or steward of an Indian prince, carrying a two-pronged baton beneath his belt, walks by a shore under a parasol carried by an assistant (peon) followed behind by other figures carrying his sedan chair. Coloured aquatint by J. Hassell after C. Gold, 1800.

A fashionable young lady with large plume in her hat being carried through the town in a sedan chair. Etching, c. 1796.

A European gentleman is carried in a sedan chair with louvred windows by a group of Indian men holding spears. Coloured aquatint by J. Wells after C. Gold, 1804.

India: Ludlow Castl, Delhi,e with a sedan-chair and attendants in the garden. Photograph by F. Beato, c. 1858.

M0013716: Sedan chair of Professor James Hamilton

M0009976: Sedan chair of Professor James Hamilton

a sedan chair. Photograph by John Thomson

M0019418: Trade card for Richard Greaves, sedan chair maker, 18th century

The pump room, Bath. Line engraving by H.S. Storer, 1818, after himself.

Crimean War: Lady Radcliffe visiting the wounded at Scutari Hospital. Wood engraving.

A palanquin bearer and wife. Gouache drawing.

The European General hospital, Bombay, India. Wood engraving by J.H. Metcalfe, 1864, after W.E. Hodgkin after T.R. Smith.

Queen Mary's Bath house, Edinburgh, Scotland. Watercolour drawing by W. Hinchliff.

A man with the head of a fox (Henry Fox) is pulling the king's sedan chair, and calls for help from George Bubb Dodington, who is drinking in an inn. Etching, 1757.

A Chinese high ranking official carried on a sedan chair. Painting by a Chinese artist, ca. 1850.

A procession of six Chinese figures, some carrying a sedan chair. Gouache by a Chinese artist, ca. 1850.

Actor Nakamura Shikan II as Teranishi Kanshin, looking out of a sedan chair. Colour woodcut by Kunisada I.

Actor Sawamura Tossho as the popular hero Shirai Gompachi escaping from a sedan chair. Colour woodcut by Kunichika, 1868.

A group of men in turbans are carrying a litter, and attending to their passenger. Coloured aquatint by J. Wells after C. Gold.

A bride emerging from a sedan chair assisted by two women, set in a palatial residence. Colour woodcut by Kuniyoshi, 1847/1850.