Canton, Kwangtung province, China. Photograph by John Thomson, 1869.
- Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.
- Date:
- 1869
- Reference:
- 19584i
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A man and a woman, each standing against a white background in a makeshift studio. Two separate negatives on one plate. The woman is on the left, wearing an elaborate headdress with beaded tassels hanging down over her face. The man wears a shiny conical hat. The same couple as shown in Thomson's negative number 672
Publication/Creation
1869
Physical description
1 photograph : glass photonegative, wet collodion
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Bride and bridegroom, Canton
Bears Thomson's negative number: "671"
References note
John Thomson, Illustrations of China and its people, London, 1873-4, vol. I, pl. XV, "A bride and bridegroom"
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 19584i
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Location Status Access Closed storesBy appointment Manual request Note