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1787.d.7, 1(45)
- Record Id:
- 040-003228263
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003228218
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100026867937.0x001134
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- 1787.d.7, 1(45)
- Title:
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A tea-tasting room, Canton. Photographer: Thomson, John
- Scope & Content:
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'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 are screened off, so as to admit only a steady sky-light, which falls directly on the tea-board beneath. Upon this board the samples are spread in square wooden trays, and it is under the uniform light above described that the minute inspection of colour, make, and external appearance of the leaves takes place...'
- Collection Area:
- Printed Collections
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003228218
040-003228263 - 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(45) : A tea-tasting room, Canton. Photographer: Thomson, John - Hierarchy:
- 032-003228218[0045]/040-003228263
- 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: 98 mm x 89 mm
Format: Printed Book
Secondary Support: Paper
- Material Type:
- Photographs
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Thomson, John
- Subjects:
- Architectural Types
Architecture
Beverage Industry
Commercial Buildings
Industry
Interiors
Tea Industry