Ayutthaya, Siam (Thailand): the elephant corral. Photograph by John Thomson, 1865/1866.
- Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.
- Date:
- 1865-1866
- Reference:
- 19058i
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Description
A large square wooden monument with a pointed spirelet, surrounded by bollard-like structures, made of carved single boles of wood. It is a training-ground for elephants (Professor S. Siripant), where wild elephants were corralled in front of the King and other spectators. This was the first place where the photographer John Thomson stopped on his visit to Ayutthaya. See further Paisarn Piemmettawat, loc. cit.
Publication/Creation
1865-1866
Physical description
1 photograph : glass photonegative, wet collodion ; glass approximately 20.5 x 25.5 cm (8 x 10 in.)
Contributors
Lettering
Elephant gr(ound) Ayuthia Siam
Bears Thomson's negative number: "403"
References note
Paisarn Piemmettawat, Siam through the lens of John Thomson 1865-66, including Angkor and coastal China, Bangkok: River Books, 2015, pp. 110-111
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 19058i
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Location Status Access Closed storesBy appointment Manual request Note