One of the chests which the photographer John Thomson (1837-1921) used to carry his glass negatives. Wood and metal, 18--.
- Date:
- [between 1800 and 1899]
- Reference:
- 644489i
- 3-D Objects
About this work
Publication/Creation
[between 1800 and 1899]
Physical description
1 box : wood with metal ; box and lid 26 x 47.5 x 30 cm
Contributors
Lettering
Box V
Lettering note
Paper label glued to left side of box, very faded, lists subjects of photographs and Thomson's negative numbers. Paper label on lid is address label to send the box from the Wellcome company office in Snow Hill, London, to the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum, Wigmore Street, in connection with the purchase of the photographs from John Thomson's executors: it bears typed legend "Chinese negatives packed in three cases". Later Wellcome label inscribed "C"
Reference
Wellcome Collection 644489i
Type/Technique
Languages
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed storesBy appointment Manual request Note