Canton, Kwangtung province, China. Photograph by John Thomson, 1869.

  • Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.
Date:
1869
Reference:
19584i
  • Pictures

Selected images from this work

View 2 images

About this work

Description

A man and a woman, each standing against a white background in a makeshift studio. Two separate negatives on one plate. The woman is on the left, wearing an elaborate headdress with beaded tassels hanging down over her face. The man wears a shiny conical hat. The same couple as shown in Thomson's negative number 672

Publication/Creation

1869

Physical description

1 photograph : glass photonegative, wet collodion

Lettering

Bride and bridegroom, Canton Bears Thomson's negative number: "671"

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. I, pl. XV, "A bride and bridegroom"

Reference

Wellcome Collection 19584i

Languages

Where to find it

  • LocationStatusAccess
    Closed stores
    By appointmentManual request

    Note

Permanent link