Baksa, Formosa [Taiwan]. Photograph by John Thomson, 1871.
- Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.
- Date:
- 1871
- Reference:
- 19796i
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A mother, wearing a hat and coarsely-woven dress, seated with her baby, also wearing a hat, on her lap in a sling. The left-hand frame is crossed through
Publication/Creation
1871
Physical description
1 photograph : glass photonegative, wet collodion : stereograph
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A mother and child in morning dress, Bak-sa. Mother and child, Formosa
Bears Thomson's negative number: "768"
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 19796i
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Location Status Access Closed storesBy appointment Manual request Note