A princess of Siam (Thailand). Photograph by John Thomson, 1865.

  • Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.
Date:
1865
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19454i
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Description

Possibly one of the daughters of Prince Nilarat, Prince of Alngkot Kitpreecha. A young child (less than five years old?), wearing a top-knot, heavy bangles at the wrists and ankles, seated on a table. A maidservant holding a fan crouching on the floor before her. For further details see Paisarn Piemmettawat, loc. cit.

Publication/Creation

1865.

Physical description

1 photograph : glass photonegative, wet collodion ; glass approximately 25.5 x 20.5 cm (10 x 8 in.)

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Siamese prince ... 1865 maid 29. J. Thomson pho.r Signed on the negative Bears Thomson's negative number: "603"

References note

Paisarn Piemmettawat, Siam through the lens of John Thomson 1865-66, including Angkor and coastal China, Bangkok: River Books, 2015, pp. 44-45

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 19454i

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