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Subject Tea Industry Material Type Photographs

1. 1787.d.7, 1(40)

Reference (shelfmark):
1787.d.7, 1(40)
Title:
Tea picking in Canton. Photographer: Thomson, John
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography (generic types) Portrait of four women, seated at a table in the open, sorting tea: 'Black teas, after being partially dried in the sun, and slightly fired, are rolled either by the palm of the hand on a flat tray, or by the foot in a hempen bag. They are scorched in...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1870-1872
Extent:
1 item

2. 1787.d.7, 1(42)

Reference (shelfmark):
1787.d.7, 1(42)
Title:
Rolling scented caper and gunpowder teas. Photographer: Thomson, John
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography (generic types) Portrait of two men, supported by their arms from a beam, rolling bags of tea into large balls with their feet.
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1870-1872
Extent:
1 item

3. 1787.d.7, 1(43)

Reference (shelfmark):
1787.d.7, 1(43)
Title:
Weighing tea for exportation. Photographer: Thomson, John
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography (generic types) View showing tea being weighed on scales supported by sheerlegs, with a European figure seated in the foreground.
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1870-1872
Extent:
1 item

4. 1787.d.7, 1(44)

Reference (shelfmark):
1787.d.7, 1(44)
Title:
A tea house, Canton. Photographer: Thomson, John
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography (generic types) 'A number of men may be seen during the tea season in front of the house, employed, as shown in the photograph, in picking, sampling, and sorting the tea, or in preparing the chests for its reception...'
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1870-1872
Extent:
1 item

5. 1787.d.7, 1(45)

Reference (shelfmark):
1787.d.7, 1(45)
Title:
A tea-tasting room, Canton. Photographer: Thomson, John
Scope & Content:
'This photograph represents two Chinese tea merchants in a foreign taster's room, awaiting an offer for their samples. Every foreign house in Canton that does any trade in tea has a room specially fitted up for the accommodation of the taster. The windows of the room have a northern aspect, and ...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1870-1872
Extent:
1 item

6. 1787.d.7, 2(60)

Reference (shelfmark):
1787.d.7, 2(60)
Title:
The tea plant. Photographer: Thomson, John
Scope & Content:
Genre: Industrial Photography View of rows of tea bushes on a plantation, with a picker at work.
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1870-1872
Extent:
1 item

7. 1787.d.7, 2(61)

Reference (shelfmark):
1787.d.7, 2(61)
Title:
The tea plant. Photographer: Thomson, John
Scope & Content:
Genre: Industrial Photography View of rows of tea bushes on a plantation, with buildings in the background.
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1870-1872
Extent:
1 item

8. Add MS 49352(45)

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 49352(45)
Title:
Tea sorters. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography (generic types) Portrait of a group of three women, seated at a wooden table sorting tea.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1880s
Extent:
1 item

9. Add MS 49352(53)

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 49352(53)
Title:
Tea weighing. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography (generic types) Studio portrait of two Japanese men engaged in weighing tea and filling large earthenware jars with the result.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1880s
Extent:
1 item

10. L.R.404.k.10(24)

Reference (shelfmark):
L.R.404.k.10(24)
Title:
Tea-pickers. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography (generic types) Group portrait of tea-pickers (mainly children), posed with their baskets.
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item