Peking, Pechili province, China: an old woman standing by a chair. Photograph by John Thomson, 1869.
- Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.
- Date:
- 1869
- Reference:
- 19700i
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An old woman, wearing an anvil-shaped hair ornament, standing, resting her hand on the back of a chair. A hanging screen in the background. The hair ornament suggests she is probably of a Taoist order, or a spiritual healer
Publication/Creation
1869
Physical description
1 photograph : glass photonegative, wet collodion : stereograph
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Peking lady
Bears Thomson's negative number: "724"
References note
China through the lens of John Thomson, 1868-1872, Beijing: Beijing World Art Museum, 2009, p. (reproduced)
Notes
This is one of a collection of original glass negatives made by John Thomson. The negatives, made between 1868 and 1872, were purchased from Thomson by Sir Henry Wellcome in 1921
Reference
Wellcome Collection 19700i
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Location Status Access Closed storesBy appointment Manual request Note