Siam [Thailand]. Photograph by John Thomson, 1865.
- Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.
- Date:
- 1865
- Reference:
- 19496i
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Two women in traditional costume, with fantastic headgear and long fingernail extensions, posing in Siamese dance attitudes on rush matting in front of some dense foliage. Similar scene to Thomson's negative number 625
Publication/Creation
1865
Physical description
1 photograph : glass photonegative, wet collodion : stereograph
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Siamese dancing girls Lakhon ...
Bears Thomson's negative number: "624"
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 19496i
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Location Status Access Closed storesBy appointment Manual request Note