China. Photograph by John Thomson, 1871.

  • Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.
Date:
1871
Reference:
19862i
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Three people, two men, one wearing a fur jacket, and a woman. They are all in front of a wall

Publication/Creation

1871

Physical description

1 photograph : glass photonegative, wet collodion

Lettering

Mongols Bears Thomson's negative number: "798"

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

References note

John Thomson, Illustrations of China and its people, London, 1873-4, vol IV pl. XVII fig. 45 "Mongols"

Reference

Wellcome Collection 19862i

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