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Canton, Kwangtung province, China. Photograph by John Thomson, 1869.
- Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.
- Date
- 1869
- Reference
- 19592i
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Description
A woman wearing a checked headscarf and a plain overdress
Publication/Creation
1869
Physical description
1 photograph : glass photonegative, wet collodion : stereograph
Contributors
Lettering
Chinese boatwoman, Canton
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: "675"
Reference
Wellcome Library no. 19592i
Type/Technique
Languages
- English
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Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed storesBy appointment Manual request Note