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1787.d.7, 1(40)
- Record Id:
- 040-003228258
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003228218
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100026867937.0x00112f
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- 1787.d.7, 1(40)
- Title:
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Tea picking in Canton. Photographer: Thomson, John
- Scope & Content:
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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 iron pans over a slow charcoal fire, and after this spread out on bamboo trays, that the broken stems and refuse leaves may be picked out. It is this operation, which is performed by women or children, that is shown in the photograph...'
- Collection Area:
- Printed Collections
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003228218
040-003228258 - 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(40) : Tea picking in Canton. Photographer: Thomson, John - Hierarchy:
- 032-003228218[0040]/040-003228258
- 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: 214 mm x 294 mm
Format: Printed Book
Secondary Support: Paper
- Material Type:
- Photographs
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Thomson, John
- Subjects:
- Beverage Industry
Industry
Labourers
Occupations
People
Tea Industry
Women