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1787.d.7, 1(11)
- Record Id:
- 040-003228229
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003228218
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100026867937.0x001112
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- 1787.d.7, 1(11)
- Title:
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A Canton boatwoman and child. Photographer: Thomson, John
- Scope & Content:
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Genre: Portrait Photography (generic types)
Half-length porfile portrait of a Chinese woman, a baby carried across her back on a sling: 'The old woman in the photograph is the grandmother living with her son's family in the boat: she still works cheerfully at the oar to help the domestic earnings; and nurses, all the while, one of the grandchildren. Probably this is the oldest son, the pride of the family, and the hope of her old age. The babe is carried in a cloth slung over the shoulders...'
- Collection Area:
- Printed Collections
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003228218
040-003228229 - Is part of:
- 1787.d.7, 1 : Illustrations of China and its people. A series of two hundred photographs, with letterpress descriptive of the places and…
1787.d.7, 1(11) : A Canton boatwoman and child. Photographer: Thomson, John - Hierarchy:
- 032-003228218[0011]/040-003228229
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: 1787.d.7, 1
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not applicable
- Techniques:
- Collotype
Photomechanical Print - Start Date:
- 1870
- End Date:
- 1872
- Date Range:
- c 1870-1872
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Dimensions: 109 mm x 98 mm
Format: Printed Book
Secondary Support: Paper
- Material Type:
- Photographs
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Thomson, John
- Subjects:
- Children
Clothing and Dress
Infants
Older People
People