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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Photo 1224 Language Not applicable Subject Costumes

1. Photo 1224/2(149)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1224/2(149)
Title:
Kashmir nautch girls. Photographer: Bourne, Samuel
Scope & Content:
Numbered 606 in the negative. Kashmir was visited by the compiler of this album between 3 April and 30 November 1878. Showing dancing girls performing before an audience of men in the verandah of a pavilion in the Shalimar Gardens at Srinagar. Listed in the Bourne and Shepherd catalogue as 'A N...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1863-1865
Extent:
1 item

2. Photo 1224/3(55)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1224/3(55)
Title:
Actors. Photographer: Lai Afong
Scope & Content:
Full-length studio portrait of four Chinese actors, in costume.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1875
Extent:
1 item

3. Photo 1224/3(68)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1224/3(68)
Title:
Group of Chinamen. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Group portrait of figures, holding fans and arranged against a background of trees and rocks.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870s
Extent:
1 item

4. Photo 1224/3(69)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1224/3(69)
Title:
Ton King Sin [Tong King Sing]. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Half-length portrait of the Chinese comprador Tong King Sing, holding a fan and dressed in a silk robe.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870s
Extent:
1 item

5. Photo 1224/3(70)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1224/3(70)
Title:
Shanghai Woman. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Full-length seated studio portrait of a woman, holding a fan and with one foot resting on a footstool. To her left stands a table with a bonsai tree. With contemporary printed label: 'No.8. - A Shanghai Woman. And here she is in the dress of the period.'
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870s
Extent:
1 item

6. Photo 1224/3(71)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1224/3(71)
Title:
Canton Girls. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Oval image. Half-length hand-tinted studio portrait of a young girl with plaited hair.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870s
Extent:
1 item

7. Photo 1224/3(72)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1224/3(72)
Title:
Canton Girls. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Half-length hand-tinted studio portrait of a young girl, her head covered with a scarf.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870s
Extent:
1 item

8. Photo 1224/3(73)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1224/3(73)
Title:
Souchow [Suzhou] Girlie. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Half-length hand-tinted studio portrait of a young girl with ornate hair ornaments. She holds a fan and wears gold rings on her fingers. With contemporary printed descriptive label: 'No.44. - Soochow Women. Resuming our studies of costume we here present a group of the middle class.'
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870s
Extent:
1 item

9. Photo 1224/3(74)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1224/3(74)
Title:
[A Chow-Chow Party]. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Full-length studio portrait group of men, women and childdren seated at table for a meal. With contemporary printed descriptive label: 'No. 38. - A Chow-Chow Party. Here we have a group singularly well employed. We introduce it as a further illustration of the ordinary dress of the working clas...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870s
Extent:
1 item

10. Photo 1224/3(75)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1224/3(75)
Title:
[A Family Scene]. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Full-length portrait of a couple with children, seated on the steps of a house. The woman holds a basket and carries an infant on her back. On the left, a man holding a pipe is seated. With contemporary printed descriptive label, reading in part: 'No.7. - A Family Scene. The division of labour i...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870s
Extent:
1 item