Siam [Thailand]. Photograph by John Thomson, 1865.

  • Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.
Date:
1865
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19482i
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Description

A young man with shaven head [a monk?] squatting on a table, holding a fan. An elaborately-dressed boy [the prince] standing next to him. Apparently a duplicate negative of Thomson's negative number 618

Publication/Creation

1865

Physical description

1 photograph : glass photonegative, wet collodion ; glass approximately 21.5 x 16.5 cm (8½ x 6½ in.)

Lettering

16627 Enl(ar)g(emen)t Siamese neg. for Prince Prachanis Bears Thomson's negative number: "617"

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 19482i

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