Canton, Kwangtung province, China. Photograph by John Thomson, 1869.
- Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.
- Date:
- 1869
- Reference:
- 19580i
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A young woman, seated against a plain background, wearing a headscarf and overdress of coarse woven material
Publication/Creation
1869
Physical description
1 photograph : glass photonegative, wet collodion ; glass approximately 21.5 x 16.5 cm (8½ x 6½ in.)
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Boat-girl Canton
Bears Thomson's negative number: "669"
References note
John Thomson, Illustrations of China and its people, London, 1873-4, vol. I, pl. XI, 4 "Four heads, types of the labouring classes"
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 19580i
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