A baby is bathed while an attendant brings tea to the mother who is reclining on a settee beside a canopied bed ; left, two women prepare robes for the child. Watercolour by a Chinese artist, ca. 1800.

Date:
1800
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572386i
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view A baby is bathed while an attendant brings tea to the mother who is reclining on a settee beside a canopied bed ; left, two women prepare robes for the child. Watercolour by a Chinese artist, ca. 1800.

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A baby is bathed while an attendant brings tea to the mother who is reclining on a settee beside a canopied bed ; left, two women prepare robes for the child. Watercolour by a Chinese artist, ca. 1800. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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According to Chinese custom, a baby is bathed for the first time when it is three days old

Publication/Creation

1800

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1 painting : watercolour ; sheet 21.5 x 32 cm

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Lettering in Chinese characters

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Wellcome Collection 572386i

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