Bangkok, Siam (Thailand): the Sutthai Sawan throne hall. Photograph by John Thomson, 1865/1866.
- Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.
- Date:
- 18651866
- Reference:
- 19954i
- Pictures
About this work
Description
The Sutthai Sawan throne hall was built by King Rama III in 1818 and renovated by King Rama IV in 1853, within the Phra Aphinao Niwet complex of the Grand Palace in Bangkok. The photograph shows the building with additional structures around it, which were later removed. A man and two boys are standing on stone flags outside, and one other stands on the stairs up to the hall which are marked by two plants in large pots. On the right are two wooden columns topped with lotus-bud finials, posisbly flagpoles. For further details see Paisarn Piemmettawat, loc. cit.
Publication/Creation
18651866.
Physical description
1 photograph : glass photonegative, wet collodion
Contributors
Lettering
Hill, the Kings Buddhist temple, 1865 1866
Bears Thomson's negative number: "1108"
References note
Paisarn Piemmettawat, Siam through the lens of John Thomson 1865-66, including Angkor and coastal China, Bangkok: River Books, 2015, pp. 94-95
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 19954i
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Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed storesBy appointment Manual request Note