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Archive Reference (shelfmark) 1787.d.7, 2 Subject Headgear Level [40] File

1. 1787.d.7, 2(26)

Reference (shelfmark):
1787.d.7, 2(26)
Title:
Headdress of Cantonese girl. Photographer: Thomson, John
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography (generic types) Oval image. Head-and-shoulders full face portrait of 'a young Cantonese girl of the middle class wearing a head-dress which consists of an embroidered belt of satin, ornamented with artificial flowers, and kingfishers' feathers, and fringed with fine ...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1870-1872
Extent:
1 item

2. 1787.d.7, 2(27)

Reference (shelfmark):
1787.d.7, 2(27)
Title:
Winter headdress. Photographer: Thomson, John
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography (generic types) Oval image. Head-and-shoulders right profile portrait of a young woman, wearing a head scarf, 'the covering worn by women of Southern China during the winter months.'
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1870-1872
Extent:
1 item

3. 1787.d.7, 2(31)

Reference (shelfmark):
1787.d.7, 2(31)
Title:
Coiffure of Shanghai woman. Photographer: Thomson, John
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography (generic types) Oval image. Head-and-shoulders full face portrait of a Chinese woman, illustrating 'the quaint mode of dressing the hair in vogue among the women of Shanghai; these conceal their raven tresses beneath a velvet snood edged with white or pale blue, and ...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1870-1872
Extent:
1 item

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