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China. Photograph by John Thomson, 1871.

  • Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921
Date:
1871
Reference:
19858i
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Description

A three-quarter length portrait of a woman, wearing a fur hat and large earrings, looking downwards to right. Seems identical to Thomson's negative number 796, though less badly scratched, probably one half of a stereo pair

Publication/Creation

1871

Physical description

1 photograph : glass photonegative, wet collodion

Contributors

Lettering

Mongol woman

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

Lettering note

Bears Thomson's negative number: "796a"

Reference

Wellcome Library no. 19858i

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Languages

  • English

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