China: a Manchu lady having her hair dressed by her servant girl, Beijing. Photograph by John Thomson, 1869.
- Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.
- Date:
- 1869
- Reference:
- 19666i
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Description
A woman having flowers arranged in her hair by her maid, with a child. The setting is the same as Thomson's negative 701, with rug and screen
Publication/Creation
1869
Physical description
1 photograph : glass photonegative, wet collodion
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Manchu lady at toilet
Bears Thomson's negative number: "708"
References note
John Thomson, Illustrations of China and its people, London, 1873-4, vol. IV, pl. XIII, fig. 35, "Manchu toilet"
China through the lens of John Thomson, 1868-1872, Beijing: Beijing World Art Museum, 2009, p. (reproduced)
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 19666i
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Location Status Access Closed storesBy appointment Manual request Note